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echidna Definition

echid·na (ē kid′nə)

noun

any of a family (Tachyglossidae) of small, toothless Australasian monotremes with a long, tapering snout and a sticky, extensible tongue; spiny anteater

Etymology: ModL < L, adder, viper < Gr, ult. < IE base *eĝhi-, snake > Ger egel, leech

echidna Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: We've seen an echidna in our school ground. from Luke To Marcus and Jake B. How are you?

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