The Anteater is a fully-zipped-up style where the collar is folded at the back, but standing up at the front. It is called the Anteater because of the way the collar will stick out from underneath the chin. The Anteater works best with zips that have a bit of “stiffness” to them as this will keep the collar up at the front.
A textbook example of the Anteater:
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