释义 |
echid·na I. \ə̇ˈkidnə, ēˈ-, eˈ-\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, viper, from Greek — more at anguis 1. -s a. : an oviparous burrowing nocturnal mammal (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of the order Monotremata native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that is somewhat larger than a hedgehog and has the hair of the skin mingled with spines on the upper part of the body, the snout long and tapering, the mouth wholly toothless with a long extensile tongue adapted for feeding on ants, the salivary glands enlarged, and the claws long and heavy b. : a member of a related New Guinea genus (Zaglossus) having three claws on each foot 2. capitalized : a genus of moray eels that are usually rather small with strikingly marbled and reticulated patterns on the body surface
II. Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, viper synonym of tachyglossus III. Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, viper synonym of bitis |