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anteater

/ˈæntˌitɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
anteater
IPA
/ˈæntˌitɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).

noun

Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).

noun

An uncircumcised penis.

Derogatory; Humorous; Slang

Etymology

From ant + eater, from their typical diet.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæntˌitɚ/
  • British English: /ˈæntˌiːtə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anteaters (plural)

Phrases

African anteater anteater chat anteater dick banded anteater collared anteater giant anteater lesser anteater scaly anteater

Synonyms

echidna spiny anteater numbat banded anteater myrmecobius fasciatus aardvark ant bear orycteropus afer

Questions

How do you pronounce anteater?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæntˌitɚ/.
What does anteater mean?
Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
Where does anteater come from?
From ant + eater, from their typical diet.

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