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an Australian marsupial, Myrmecobius fasciatus, feeding on termites and having the body marked with whitish transverse bars: nearly extinct. Also called numbat.
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banded anteater
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banded anteater — noun small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct • Syn: ↑numbat, ↑anteater, ↑Myrmecobius fasciatus • Hypernyms: ↑dasyurid marsupial, ↑dasyurid • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
banded anteater — sterblinė skruzdėda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Myrmecobius fasciatus angl. banded anteater; marsupial anteater; numbat vok. Ameisenbeutler rus. намбат; сумчатый муравьед pranc. fourmilier… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
banded anteater — noun A former common name for numbat. The term is a misnomer, the animal is not related to anteaters … Wiktionary
banded anteater — /bændəd ˈæntitə / (say banduhd anteetuh) noun → numbat …
Anteater (disambiguation) — Anteater properly refers to the four species of the suborder Vermilingua native to Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America. Anteater can also refer to any of several unrelated species which have independently and convergently adapted… … Wikipedia
anteater — /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… … Universalium
anteater — noun a) Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues. b) A common term used of some other unrelated species that feed with ants, including pangolin ( … Wiktionary
marsupial anteater — sterblinė skruzdėda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Myrmecobius fasciatus angl. banded anteater; marsupial anteater; numbat vok. Ameisenbeutler rus. намбат; сумчатый муравьед pranc. fourmilier… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
marsupial anteater — noun : banded anteater … Useful english dictionary
genus Myrmecobius — noun banded anteater • Syn: ↑Myrmecobius • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Dasyuridae, ↑family Dasyuridae, ↑family Dasyurinae … Useful english dictionary
