myrslok

English translation: anteater

08:41 Feb 11, 2005
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany
Swedish term or phrase: myrslok
An animal with a long nose, eating ants
Linnea Eriksson
English translation:anteater
Explanation:
The myrslok family are called anteaters in English.
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Larissa Ekonoja
Sweden
Local time: 02:16
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4 +5anteater
Larissa Ekonoja
4mangoose
Thierry Jamez


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mangoose


Explanation:
Many animals eat ants, but the mangoose seems to correspond to your description


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
    Reference: http://pedagogie.ac-martinique.fr/ien/mrouge/cyberj/edition2...
Thierry Jamez
Belgium
Local time: 02:16
Native speaker of: French
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
anteater


Explanation:
The myrslok family are called anteaters in English.


    Reference: http://www.maiaw.com/anteater/translate.html
    Reference: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english...
Larissa Ekonoja
Sweden
Local time: 02:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johansson: Correct! The mangoose is called mungo in Swedish. See http://www.nordiq.net/djurord/cgi-bin/sok.pl?bokstav=i&ordli...
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agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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agree  Michele Fauble
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agree  Paoletrix: Yes!
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agree  Meadow Media
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