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Complete Definition of "echidna"

wikipedia|Echidna (mammal)

English
image:Echinda burningwell.jpg|thumb|An echidna

Pronunciation
ee.kid.na
IPA|/ʔə'kɪdnʌ/
SAMPA|//
AHD|/ĕkĭdnä/

Etymology
Latin, from Greek εχίνος (ekhinos) ‘hedgehog’.

Noun
en-noun

  1. Any of the four species of small spined monotremes, also known as a spiny anteaters, found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

Synonyms
spiny anteater
porcupine
bunning

Translations

Chinese: 针鼹 (zhēn yǎn)
Croatian: kljunati ježak
Dutch: mierenegel m
Finnish: t|fi|nokkasiili
French: échidné m
German: Echidna
Greek: έχιδνα (ekhidna) (:el:Έχιδνα|^)
Icelandic: mjónefur m
Italian: #Italian|echidna
Japanese: エキドナ (ekidona), ハリモグラ harimogura
mid
Korean: 가시두더지 (gasidudeoji), 바늘두더지 (baneuldudeoji)
Latin: echidna
Polish: kolczatka f
Portuguese: equidna
Russian: ехидна (jeχídna) f
Spanish: equidna

Proper noun
echidna

  1. A Greek myth

See also
Tachyglossidae
Zaglossus
piggibilla
puggle
commons

Category:Greek derivations
Category:Mammals
Category:Monotremes

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