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Echidna
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What's The Definition Of Echidna?
[n] burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
[n] New Guinea echidnas Synonyms | Synonyms for Echidna: anteater | spiny anteater Related Terms | Find terms related to Echidna: See Also | egg-laying mammal | genus Tachyglossus | genus Zaglossus | monotreme | Tachyglossus | Zaglossus Echidna In Webster's Dictionary \E*chid"na\, n. [L., a viper, adder, Gr. ?.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of {Monotremata} found in Australia,
Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered
with spines; -- called also {porcupine ant-eater}, and
{Australian ant-eater}.
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