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Definitions for Echidna
[1] Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
[2] any of the spine-covered monotreme mammals of the genera Tachyglossus of Australia and Zaglossus of New Guinea: family Tachyglossidae. They have a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites Also called: spiny anteater
Words nearby Echidna
echelette, echelon, echeveria, echeverría, echeverría álvarez, echidna, echinacea, echinate, echino-, echinococcosis, echinococcus
Origin of Echidna
< New Latin (1798), originally a genus name; Latin: serpent, Echidna a mythical creature which gave birth to the Hydra and other monsters < Greek échidna, akin to échis viper
Word origin for Echidna
C19: from New Latin, from Latin: viper, from Greek ekhidna