Ȧnt'-beâr or Ȧnt'-ēat'er, n.

noun

n. (Zoöl.) An edentate animal of tropical America, living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga. ☞ The name ant-bear is applied to the larger species of the genus; that of ant-eater is common to all the species.

An engraved illustration of a great anteater with a long snout and bushy tail. — Great Ant-eater (*Myrmecophaga jubata*).