Definition of Ant bear

1. Noun. Large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America.


2. Noun. Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.

Definition of Ant bear

1. Noun. aardvark (''Orycteropus afer'') ¹

2. Noun. giant anteater (''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ant Bear

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Literary usage of Ant bear

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Earth, and Animated Natureby Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving by Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving (1854)
"THE ANT-BEAR. There are many animals that live upon ants in Africa and America; the pangolin or scaly lizard of Guinea may be considered among this number ..."

2. Wanderings in South America: The North-west of the United States, and the by Charles Waterton (1879)
"The great Ant-bear—its powers of defence—attitude when standing—how it catches its prey.—Glutinous saliva.—The Vampire and its habits.—Bleeding gratis. ..."

3. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"Ant-Eaters: The Great Ant-Bear—His Mode of Hunting—Mode of Defense—Anatomical Structure—Lesser ... AntBear ..."

4. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A...description of Man and Nature in the by Georg Hartwig (1877)
"Approaching one of these structures, the ant-bear strikes a hole through its ... When sufficiently charged with prey, the ant-bear suddenly withdraws his ..."

5. Exploring and Travelling Three Thousand Miles Through Brazil from Rio de by James William Wells (1887)
"... ant-bear speared—The ant-bear described—Difficult travelling—Sufferings of the mules—An ascent—The lakes of the valley of the watershed—The equal ..."

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