Aardvark or pangolin, eg Crossword Clue

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Aardvark or pangolin, eg Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
2. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PANGOLIN (noun)
1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
AARDVARK (noun)
1. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

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