anteater in Malay
tenggiling
UK/ˈæntˌiːtə//ˈæntˌitɚ/
anteater in Malay: tenggiling. In English, anteater means any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
Malay words for anteater
- mammal
- tenggiling
English meaning of anteater
- noun Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
- noun Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).
- noun An uncircumcised penis.
anteater in other languages
Questions about anteater in Malay
- What is the meaning of anteater in Malay?
- Anteater in Malay is tenggiling.
- Apakah maksud anteater dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Anteater: tenggiling.
- What does anteater mean in English?
- Anteater means any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
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