Myrmecophagidae

Japanese: Myrmecophagidae
Myrmecophagidae

…General term for mammals of the Myrmecophagidae family that eat ants and have a long, slender snout and long tongue protruding from a cylindrical head. There are four species: the Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (illustration), the Southern Tamandua tetradactyla (illustration), the Northern Tamandua T. mexicana , and the Little Anteater Cyclopes didactylus (illustration). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Myrmecophagidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…円筒状の頭部から突出する細長い口吻(こうふん)部と長い舌をもつアリ食の,貧歯目アリクイ科Myrmecophagidaeの哺乳類の総称。オオアリクイMyrmecophaga tridactyla(イラスト),ミナミコアリクイTamandua tetradactyla(イラスト),キタコアリクイT.mexicana,ヒメアリクイCyclopes didactylus(イラスト)の4種がある。…

※「Myrmecophagidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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