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Meanings of giant anteater in English

Portuguese
tamanduá-bandeira

Large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America.

tamanduá-bandeira
Usage of giant anteater in English
1
The final object in the wooden bowl, by far the largest, looked like a giant anteater with six legs.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
2
The warriors were carrying the giant anteater figurine and Scarface had a sharpened branch and a miniature club in its forelegs.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
3
This was not like the previously-reported fights between giant anteaters.
Wired
4
Two giant anteaters fight it out.
Wired
5
Giant anteaters prowl the forest floor, sloths slowly navigate low-hanging branches, and hook-beaked harpy eagles dive-bomb the canopy above.
Independent.ie
6
When they perceive a threat, giant anteaters typically scent the air first before shuffling off, but this one just started running.
Wired
7
With just one whiff, a trained scat-detection dog can find feces from animals ranging from giant anteaters to Pacific pocket mice.
Wired
8
We are now rewilding in northern Argentina and have brought back species such as giant anteaters, white-collared peccaries and the pampas deer.
The Guardian
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