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echidna
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noun
  1. Any of the four species of small spined monotremes, also known as a spiny anteaters, found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
proper noun
  1. A Greek myth
eland
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noun
  1. A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh.
elephant shrew
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noun
  1. any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the order Macroscelidea, native to Africa
elk
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noun
  1. (US, Canada) The common wapiti (Cervus canadensis); the second largest member of the deer family, smaller only than a moose. Elk never have flat antlers (like moose do.)
  2. The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces); a moose.
ermine
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noun
  1. A weasel, Mustela erminea, found in northern latitudes; its dark brown fur turns white in winter (apart from the black tip of the tail)
  2. The white fur of this animal
  3. (poetic) A symbol of purity
  4. (figuratively) The office of a judge
  5. (heraldry) A white field with black spots
verb
  1. To clothe with ermine
eutherian
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adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the placental mammals.
  2. a eutherian animal.

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