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ant bear

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, tamanoir, Myrmecophaga jubatanoun

    large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America

  2. aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afernoun

    nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

Wiktionary

  1. ant bearnoun

    aardvark (Orycteropus afer)

  2. ant bearnoun

    giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ant-bearnoun

    An animal that feeds on ants.

    Etymology: from ant and bear.

    Divers quadrupeds feed upon insects; and some live wholly upon them; as two sorts of tamanduas upon ants, which therefore are called in English ant-bears. John Ray, on Creation.

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  1. ant bear

    An ant bear, also known as an anteater, is a mammal belonging to the suborder Vermilingua that feeds primarily on ants and termites. There are four different species: the giant anteater, the silky anteater, the northern tamandua, and the southern tamandua. These animals typically have a long snout and a large, bushy tail. They are mostly found in Central and South America. Ant bears use their sharp claws and long tongues to access and consume their prey.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ant bear in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ant bear in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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