anteater vs Orycteropus afer

Orycteropus afer vs anteater

anteater and Orycteropus afer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anteater	Yes	No	No	No
Orycteropus afer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, anteater and Orycteropus afer are synonyms defined as:

anteater and Orycteropus afer: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

Other synonyms of anteater include aardvark, ant bear.

anteater (noun)	Orycteropus afer (noun)
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites	nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

Difference between anteater and Orycteropus afer

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