anteater

英 [ˈæntiːtə(r)]

美 [ˈæntiːtər]

n.  食蚁兽

复数：anteaters　

BNC.46160 / COCA.31608

牛津词典

noun

• 食蚁兽
  an animal with a long nose and tongue that eats ants

柯林斯词典

• 食蚁兽
  Ananteateris an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries.

英英释义

noun

• a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
  Synonym:echidnaspiny anteater
• a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
  Synonym:echidnaspiny anteater
• small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites
  Synonym:numbatbanded anteaterMyrmecobius fasciatus
• nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites
  Synonym:aardvarkant bearOrycteropus afer
• any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
  Synonym:New World anteater
• toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
  Synonym:pangolinscaly anteater

双语例句

• Large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America.
  毛发粗糙、无牙的大食蚁兽，舌头长，爪有力；产于南美洲。
• Ann Anteater ate Andy alligator's apples, so angry Andy Alligator ate Ann anteater's ants.
  食蚁兽安吃美洲鳄安迪的苹果，非常生气的美洲鳄安迪吃食蚁兽安的蚂蚁。
• Aunt Edith's anteater ate Aunt Edith's ants.
  伊迪斯姑姑的食蚁兽吃了伊迪斯姑姑的蚂蚁。
• Unlike the stiff fur of other anteaters, the dwarf anteater's golden hair is very soft and silky.
  矮子食蚁兽的金色毛，不象其他食蚁兽的硬皮毛，非常柔软光洁。
• Squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur.
  南美洲松鼠大小的无齿食蚁兽，有金色的长毛。
• It is home to many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, among them the giant otter and the giant anteater.
  许多稀有濒危动植物物种在国家公园中得到保护，其中包括大水獭和巨食蚁兽。
• The mother spiny anteater lays one or two eggs.
  针鼹妈妈生一到两个蛋。
• When in danger, the anteater lashes its tail round a branch
  遇有危险，食蚁兽会迅速用尾巴卷住树枝。
• Small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South and Central America.
  小型无齿食蚁兽，尾巴缠住东西，前肢有四只带爪的趾；产于热带南美和中美。
• African Tree PangolinThe tree pangolin is endemic to Africa and one of eight existing species of pangolin(" scaly anteater").
  树穿山甲是非洲特有的生物，也是现存的八种穿山甲之一。