English noun: echidna | |||
1. | echidna (animal) a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea | ||
Synonyms | anteater, spiny anteater | ||
Broader (hypernym) | egg-laying mammal, monotreme | ||
Member meronym | genus Zaglossus, Zaglossus | ||
2. | echidna (animal) a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia | ||
Synonyms | anteater, spiny anteater | ||
Broader (hypernym) | egg-laying mammal, monotreme | ||
Member meronym | genus Tachyglossus, Tachyglossus | ||