echidna

[ ih-kid-nuh ]

/ ɪˈkɪd nə /

noun

Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.

Origin of echidna

<New Latin (1798), originally a genus name; Latin: serpent, Echidna a mythical creature which gave birth to the Hydra and other monsters <Greek échidna, akin to échis viper

Words nearby echidna

echelette, echelon, echeveria, Echeverría, Echeverría Álvarez, echidna, echinacea, echinate, echino-, echinococcosis, echinococcus

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Example sentences from the Web for echidna

The first of these creatures is called the echidna, and is also known as the spiny ant-eater.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
Some said he was the son of the giant Typhon and the snake Echidna; others that he had dropped down from the moon to the earth.
Myths and Legends of All Nations|Various
The Ornithorhyncus has fur, the Echidna has spines, with hairs between them.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life|B. Lindsay
With the exception of the atlas of Echidna the cervical vertebrae of Monotremes are without zygapophyses.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

The vast brood of Echidna in mythology expresses the brood of evil in nature.
Demonology and Devil-lore|Moncure Daniel Conway

British Dictionary definitions for echidna

echidna

/ (ɪˈkɪdnə) /

noun plural -nas or -nae (-niː)

any of the spine-covered monotreme mammals of the genera Tachyglossus of Australia and Zaglossus of New Guinea: family Tachyglossidae. They have a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termitesAlso called: spiny anteater

Word Origin for echidna

C19: from New Latin, from Latin: viper, from Greek ekhidna

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	echidna
释义	echidna [ ih-kid-nuh ] / ɪˈkɪd nə / noun Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines. Origin of echidna <New Latin (1798), originally a genus name; Latin: serpent, Echidna a mythical creature which gave birth to the Hydra and other monsters <Greek échidna, akin to échis viper Words nearby echidna echelette, echelon, echeveria, Echeverría, Echeverría Álvarez, echidna, echinacea, echinate, echino-, echinococcosis, echinococcus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for echidna The first of these creatures is called the echidna, and is also known as the spiny ant-eater. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood Some said he was the son of the giant Typhon and the snake Echidna; others that he had dropped down from the moon to the earth. Myths and Legends of All Nations\|Various The Ornithorhyncus has fur, the Echidna has spines, with hairs between them. Stories of the Universe: Animal Life\|B. Lindsay With the exception of the atlas of Echidna the cervical vertebrae of Monotremes are without zygapophyses. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The vast brood of Echidna in mythology expresses the brood of evil in nature. Demonology and Devil-lore\|Moncure Daniel Conway British Dictionary definitions for echidna echidna / (ɪˈkɪdnə) / noun plural -nas or -nae (-niː) any of the spine-covered monotreme mammals of the genera Tachyglossus of Australia and Zaglossus of New Guinea: family Tachyglossidae. They have a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termitesAlso called: spiny anteater Word Origin for echidna C19: from New Latin, from Latin: viper, from Greek ekhidna Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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