anteater

noun
/ˈæntˌiːtə/UK/ˈæntˌitɚ/US

Etymology

From ant + eater.

  1. inherited from etere
  2. inherited from eter
  3. compounded as anteater — “ant + eater

Definitions

  1. Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which…

    Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).

  2. Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin…

    Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).

  3. An uncircumcised penis.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA