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Anteater

a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia

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Edentate 76% connected

Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.

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Monotreme 76% connected

One of the Monotremata.

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Placental 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.

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Tamandu 76% connected

A small ant-eater (Tamandua tetradactyla) native of the tropical parts of South America.

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Tamanoir 76% connected

The ant-bear.

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Aardvark 92% connected

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

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Echidna 92% connected

A monster, half maid and half serpent.

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Pangolin 92% connected

Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon…

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