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ZOOLOGY, 
In the ant-eaters the jaws are toothless, but yery long, 
and the tongue is of great length and very extensile; the 
sub-maxillary glands are very large, so that the viscid sali- 
vary fluid is very abundant. They burrow into ant-holes, 
thrusting the tongue among the ants, which stick in mul- 
titudes to the viscid, writhing rod, and are withdrawn into 
