"蟻食" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [a̠ɾʲikɯ̟i] Forms: 蟻食 [canonical] (ruby: (あり), (くい)), 蟻食 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 蟻食(アリクイ)), arikui [romanization], arikufi [romanization], ありくひ [hiragana, historical], アリクヒ [hiragana, historical], 蟻喰 [alternative, kanji], 食蟻獣 [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: 蟻 (ari, “ant”) + 食い (kui, “eating; eater”, from 食う (kuu, “to eat”)) Etymology templates: {{com|ja|蟻|食い|pos2=from <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">食う</i> (kuu, “to eat”)|t1=ant|t2=eating; eater|tr1=ari|tr2=kui}} 蟻 (ari, “ant”) + 食い (kui, “eating; eater”, from 食う (kuu, “to eat”)) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ありくい|アリクイ|hist1=ありくひ|hist2=アリクヒ}} 蟻(あり)食(くい) or 蟻食(アリクイ) • (arikui) ^(←ありくひ (arikufi) or アリクヒ (arikufi)?)
  1. an anteater Wikipedia link: ja:アリクイ

Alternative forms

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          "name": "Anteaters and sloths",
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