noun
small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
• Syn: ↑numbat, ↑anteater, ↑Myrmecobius fasciatus
• Hypernyms: ↑dasyurid marsupial, ↑dasyurid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrmecobius, ↑genus Myrmecobius
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noun : a marsupial anteater of the genus Myrmecobius of Australia — called also numbat
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an Australian marsupial, Myrmecobius fasciatus, feeding on termites and having the body marked with whitish transverse bars: nearly extinct. Also called numbat.
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banded anteater,
a squirrellike marsupial of Australia that has no pouch; numbat. It eats ants and termites.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.