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  1. 1. n. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites Source: wordnet
  2. 2. n. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n:100 n. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites Source: ecdict

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