/ant"ee'teuhr/ , n.
1. any of several mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long, tapered snout, extensile tongue, and powerful front claws and feeding chiefly on ants and termites. Cf. giant anteater, silky anteater, tamandua .
2. the aardvark.
3. a pangolin.
4. an echidna.
5. See banded anteater .
[ 1755-65; ANT + EATER ]