- ant·eat·er
- /ˈæntˌiːtɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]: an animal that has a very long nose and tongue and eats ants
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ant|eat|er — «ANT EE tuhr», noun. 1. an animal with a long, sticky tongue, that eats ants and termites, such as the ant bear (great anteater) and the tamandua. Anteaters have no teeth but use their very long claws to dig into ant hills. They have long,… … Useful english dictionary
Ant-eater — Ant eat er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See {Ant bear}, {Pangolin}, {Aard vark}, and {Echidna}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eat out — verb eat at a restaurant or at somebody else s home • Syn: ↑dine out • Ant: ↑eat in • Hypernyms: ↑eat • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
eat in — verb eat at home • Syn: ↑dine in • Ant: ↑eat out • Hypernyms: ↑eat • Verb Frames: Somebody s Sam and Sue eat in … Useful english dictionary
eat like a bird — verb To eat small amounts. Ant: eat like a horse … Wiktionary
eat in — verb to eat a meal at home. Ant: eat out … Wiktionary
eat like a horse — verb to consume a large amount of food Ant: eat like a bird … Wiktionary
eat — [v1] consume food absorb, attack, banquet, bite, bolt*, break bread*, breakfast, chew, chow down*, cram*, devour, digest, dine, dispatch, dispose of, fall to, feast upon, feed, gobble up*, gorge, gormandize, graze*, have a bite*, have a meal,… … New thesaurus
ant — antlike, adj. /ant/, n. 1. any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution esp. in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and… … Universalium
Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma … Wikipedia
