Found 2 items, similar to scaly anteater.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scaly anteater scaly anteater n : toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: pangolin, anteater]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scaly anteater Manis \Ma"nis\ (m[=a]"n[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin. [1913 Webster]