noun
small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
• Syn: ↑numbat, ↑banded anteater, ↑anteater
• Hypernyms: ↑dasyurid marsupial, ↑dasyurid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrmecobius, ↑genus Myrmecobius
Useful english dictionary. 2012.