shí
shòu

common
noun

Meaning of 食蚁兽

食蚁兽 means anteater (toothless mammal with long snout and tongue, feeding on ants and termites). Pronounced shí yǐ shòu.

  • anteater (toothless mammal with long snout and tongue, feeding on ants and termites)

Definitions & Examples

Shí
shòu
yòng
cháng
cháng
de
shé
tou
shí
 

The anteater uses its long tongue to catch ants.

men
zài
dòng
yuán
kàn
dào
le
zhī
shí
shòu
 

We saw a giant anteater at the zoo.

Shí
shòu
méi
yǒu
chǐ齿
 
quán
kào
shé
tou
tiǎn
shí
kūn
chóng
 

Anteaters have no teeth and rely entirely on their tongues to lick up insects.

Zhè
zhǒng
shí
shòu
shēng
huó
zài
zhōng
měi
zhōu
de
dài
lín
 

This species of anteater lives in the tropical rainforests of Central America.

Measure Words

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