ant bear ant bear /ænt bɛr/

noun

1. Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata  ( aardvark , ant bear , anteater , Orycteropus afer )
   nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
   
   
2. Large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America  ( ant bear , giant anteater , great anteater , Myrmecophaga jubata , tamanoir )
   large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America