giant anteater

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giant anteater

A large tropical American anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) having an elongated narrow snout, long sticky tongue, and large shaggy tail.

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giant anteater - large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America

ant bear, great anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata, tamanoir

New World anteater, anteater - any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

genus Myrmecophaga, Myrmecophaga - type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear

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Scientists, naturalists and eco-tourists come to this region from all over to study the 367 species of birds, 140 species of mammals, 500 different trees, plus scores of reptiles and butterflies that live in the untouched forests--from the giant anteater and tapirs to home to jaguars, ocelots and margays.

Costa Rica by Dickinson, Elaine / BOAT/U.S. Magazine

These include the giant river otter, pampa deer, giant anteater, talking parrot and, eventually, the jaguar.

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The Ayoreo, an indigenous group, lives on the land, and the dry, hot acreage provides habitat for jaguars, giant anteaters, and giant peccaries, an endangered wild pig.

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