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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Echidna \E*chid"na\ ([-e]*k[i^]d"n[.a]), n. [L., a viper, adder,
Gr. 'e`chidna.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
echidna
n 1: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having
a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites;
native to New Guinea [syn: {echidna}, {spiny anteater},
{anteater}]
2: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
Australia [syn: {echidna}, {spiny anteater}, {anteater}]
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