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Ant-eating Australian
Answer for the clue "Ant-eating Australian ", 6 letters:
numbat
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: banded anteater , anteater , Myrmecobius fasciatus ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The numbat ( Myrmecobius fasciatus ), also known as the banded anteater , marsupial anteater , or walpurti , is a marsupial found in Western Australia . Its diet consists almost exclusively of termites . Once widespread across southern Australia , its range ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A small marsupial carnivore, ''Myrmecobius fasciatus'', endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.
Usage examples of numbat.
First he slew a snowshoe rabbit cleaving it in twain with a single blow and then he slew a spiny anteater and then he slew two rusty numbats and then whirling the great blade round and round his head he slew a wallaby and a lemur and a trio of ouakaris and a spider monkey and a common squid.
First he slew a snowshoe rabbit cleaving it in twain with a single blow and then he slew a spiny anteater and then he slew two rusty numbats and then whirling the great blade round and round his head he slew a wallaby and a lemur and a trio of ouakaris and a spider monkey and a common squid.