anteater
(plural: ‘anteaters‘)
(a)
aardvark/earth pig
any of the animals – mammals – including pangolins, numbat, echidnas, aardvark etc. that live (eat) mainly on ants and termites
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(b)
a giant anteater
giant anteater – grows to 6 feet (1.8 m); related to armadillos and sloths; found in Central and South America
the long sticky tongue of an anteater
It has a long snout (mouth part) and strong front claws with which it can rip open the strong anthills; its sticky tongue can be extended to 2 feet (61 cm), with which it can scoop up (eat) about 35,000 ants (or other insects) a day; it has a two-foot-long bushy tail; and it rolls into ball when attacked; mother giant anteaters carry their babies on their backs for many months.
a roll of banknotes big enough to choke an anteater
(= used to emphasis the amount of money one has or one needs)
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