Meanings
nounsilky anteater (plural silky anteaters)
plural silky anteaters
- Any species of anteater in the genus Cyclopes.
Synonyms: pygmy anteater
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny species of anteater in the genus Cyclopes.
Similar
pygmy anteater
More synonyms by meaning
nounsquirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur
Similar
two-toed anteaterCyclopes didactylus
Broader
anteaterNew World anteater
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan os formiguer pigmeu
- os formiguer pigmeuCyclopes
Finnish pikkumuurahaiskarhu
- pikkumuurahaiskarhuCyclopes
French myrmidon
- myrmidonCyclopes
Hungarian törpehangyász
- törpehangyászCyclopes
Polish mrówkojadek
- mrówkojadekCyclopes
Portuguese tamanduaí
- tamanduaíCyclopes
Romanian furnicar pitic
- furnicar piticCyclopes
Russian ка́рликовый муравье́д, двупа́лый муравье́д
- ка́рликовый муравье́д (kárlikovyj muravʹjéd)Cyclopes
- двупа́лый муравье́д (dvupályj muravʹjéd)Cyclopes
Cite this entry
APA
silky anteater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silky%20anteater
MLA
“silky anteater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silky%20anteater. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silky anteater,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silky%20anteater.
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