anteater (n)
New World anteater (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
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Hypernym edentate
Member holonym Myrmecophagidae, family Myrmecophagidae
Hyponym ant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, tamanoir, Myrmecophaga jubata; silky anteater, two-toed anteater, Cyclopes didactylus; tamandua, tamandu, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla
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Hyponym edentate
Member meronym Myrmecophagidae, family Myrmecophagidae
Hypernym ant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, tamanoir, Myrmecophaga jubata; silky anteater, two-toed anteater, Cyclopes didactylus; tamandua, tamandu, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla

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