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Anteater vs Herbivore - What's the difference?

anteater | herbivore |

As nouns the difference between anteater and herbivore

is that anteater is any of several animals, in suborder vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues while herbivore is an organism that feeds chiefly on plants.

anteater

English

(wikipedia anteater)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.
  • A common term used of some other unrelated species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark and numbat (banded anteater).

    • Derived terms

    * banded anteater * collared anteater * giant anteater * lesser anteater * scaly anteater * silky anteater * spiny anteater

    See also

    *

    herbivore

    English

    (wikipedia herbivore)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism that feeds chiefly on plants.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * phytophage * vegetarian, vegan (of people)

    Related terms

    * Herbivora

    Derived terms

    * herbivorous * herbivory

    See also

    * carnivore * folivore * frugivore * hemovore * insectivore * omnivore ----