"new world anteater" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: edentate - primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
subtypes:
- ant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, myrmecophaga jubata, tamanoir - large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America
- cyclopes didactylus, silky anteater, two-toed anteater - squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur
- lesser anteater, tamandu, tamandua, tamandua tetradactyla - small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America
belongs to: family myrmecophagidae, myrmecophagidae - New World anteaters

same as: anteater