noun

anteaters

ant·eat·ers 3 syllables

Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with t…

Word facts

Part of speech noun
Syllables 3
Letters 9
Starts with A

Definition of Anteaters

Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.

Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.

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How many syllables does anteaters have?

Anteaters has 3 syllables: ant·eat·ers. The word is broken into 3 spoken beats.

What part of speech is anteaters?

Anteaters is used as a noun. As a noun, it names a thing, idea, or concept.

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Anteaters has 9 letters. It contains 3 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.