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echidna

DEFINITIONS OF: echidna

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n a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia

Synonyms:
anteater, spiny anteater
Type of:
egg-laying mammal, monotreme
the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria

n a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea

Synonyms:
anteater, spiny anteater
Type of:
egg-laying mammal, monotreme
the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
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