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Anteater Pronunciation
Anteater is pronounced AN-tee-ter, IPA /ˈænˌtitɝ/.
AN-tee-ter
US /ˈænˌtitɝ/ · UK /ˈæntiːtə/
Syllables: AN · tee · ter (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A long-snouted South American mammal that feeds on ants and termites.
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Anteater in a Sentence
- A giant anteater can reach two metres from nose to tail.
- The zoo has kept anteaters since the 1960s.
- An anteater has no teeth at all.
Common Mispronunciations of Anteater
Not an-TEE-ter
Compounds like this one keep the loud beat on the first half, so ant is the part that carries it.
Not AN-tee-tuh
An American r sounds clearly at the end, which is what separates the animal from a hypothetical anteata.
Tip: Three beats, AN-tee-ter, with one t serving the end of ant and another starting eater.
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