SCALY ANTEATER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scaly anteater mean? 

• SCALY ANTEATER (noun)
  The noun SCALY ANTEATER has 1 sense:

1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

  Familiarity information: SCALY ANTEATER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCALY ANTEATER (noun)

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Meaning:

Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

anteater; pangolin; scaly anteater

Hypernyms ("scaly anteater" is a kind of...):

eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)

Holonyms ("scaly anteater" is a member of...):

genus Manis; Manis (type genus of the Manidae)