echidna

Noun
  1. A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites;
    Native to New Guinea (synset 101875413)
    is a type of: egg-laying mammal, monotreme - the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
    belongs to: genus zaglossus, zaglossus - a genus of Tachyglossidae
    same as: anteater, spiny anteater
  2. A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites;
    Native to Australia (synset 101875042)
    is a type of: egg-laying mammal, monotreme - the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
    belongs to: genus tachyglossus, tachyglossus - type genus of the family Tachyglossidae
    same as: anteater, spiny anteater

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