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1. (n.) echidna
any long-snouted, spiny, insectivorous monotreme of the family Tachyglossidae, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.
Etymology: (< NL (1798), orig. a genus name; L: serpent, Echidna (a mythical creature that gave birth to the Hydra and other monsters) < Gk échidna, akin to échis viper)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) echidna, spiny anteater, anteater
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
2. (noun) echidna, spiny anteater, anteater
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) echidna
a monster, half maid and half serpent
2. (noun) echidna
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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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. echidna
a fabulous monster that figures in the Greek mythology, half-woman, half-serpent, the mother of Cerberus, the Lernean Hydra, the Chimæra, the Sphinx, the Gorgons, the Nemean Lion, the vulture that gnawed the liver of Prometheus, &c.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. echidna
An oviparous burrowing mammal of the order Monotremata native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. It has hair mingled with spines on the upper part of the body and is adapted for feeding on ants.
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