| ant-eater | <zoology> One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aardvark, and Echidna. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bee-eater | <zoology> A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds on bees. The European species (M. Apiaster) is remarkable for its brilliant colours. An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| man-eater | <zoology> One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (especially. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lotos-eater | One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi. "The mild-eyed melancholy Lotos-eaters." (Tennyson) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |