New World anteater

New World anteater
noun
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
Syn: ↑anteater
Hypernyms: ↑edentate
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Myrmecophagidae, ↑family Myrmecophagidae

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