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Definition of Antbear
1. n. An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga.
Definition of Antbear
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of ant bear) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antbear
1. an aardvark [n -S] - See also: aardvark
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antbear
Literary usage of Antbear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1899)
"... rendered dangerous also by the innumerable meerkat and antbear holes which
are in many cases hidden from human sight by the tall grass. ..."
2. Central African Game and Its Spoor by Chauncy Hugh Stigand, Denis D. Lyell (1906)
"antbear (Off Forefoot). NB—The antbear has four toes on each foot, but the outer
toe is much shorter than the others and seldom shows in the spoor. ..."
3. The Africander: A Plain Tale of Colonial Life by E. Clairmonte (1896)
"On our way home we killed an antbear, and found it an even more difficult customer
to tackle, on account of the toughness of its skin and its activity. ..."
4. Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States and by John Pinkerton, Samuel Vince, Benjamin Smith Barton (1804)
"... theory Л Oilier animals are, the wild cat, the elk, the huanaco, or guanaca,
already mentioned, the antbear, &c. ..."
5. A Home Tour Through the Manufacturing Districts of England, in the Summer of by George Head (1836)
"Hard by was an antbear; his toes turned in and his flourishing stern high in the
air like that of a war horse. A more brilliant Indian cap and plume, ..."
6. British Central Africa: An Attempt to Give Some Account of a Portion of the by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1898)
"... the Oryx antelopes, the gazelles, the true jerboas, the Orycteropus or antbear,
the secretary vulture, the typical vultures of the genera Gyps and ..."
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