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Definition of Genus myrmecophaga

1. Noun. Type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Myrmecophaga

Literary usage of Genus myrmecophaga

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1802)
"... arrangement of quadrupeds, should be placed in the order Bruta, and should stand next to the genus Myrmecophaga. ..."

2. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater, Indian Museum (1891)
"Centr.-Amer. Mamm., p. 186. Distribution,—Central and South America from Costa Rica to Ecuador. a. Skeleton Purchased. mtd. Genus MYRMECOPHAGA. ..."

3. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"The genus Myrmecophaga contains but one species, the Great Anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata. It is a large and handsome animal, with long, shaggy, ..."

4. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus myrmecophaga — Ant-eaters — is characterized by a long muzzle, toothless mouth, filiform tongue capable of great extension, and used to penetrate ..."

5. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"The genus myrmecophaga — Ant-eaters — is characterized by a long muzzle, toothless mouth, filiform tongue capable of great extension, and used to penetrate ..."

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