1. Noun
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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2. Noun
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
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3. Noun
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
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4. Noun
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
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5. Noun
toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
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6. Noun
small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
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