Defenition of the word echidna
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Defenition of the word echidna
- Echidnas, also known as "spiny anteaters", are the only surviving monotremes apart from the Platypus.
- burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
- New Guinea echidnas
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
Synonyms for the word echidna
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- ameisenigel
- anteater
- schnabeligel
- spiny anteater
Meronymys for the word echidna
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- genus Tachyglossus
- genus Zaglossus
- Tachyglossus
- Zaglossus
Hypernyms for the word echidna
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- egg-laying mammal
- monotreme
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