Thesaurus: echidna
A monster, half maid and half serpent.
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Definitions
- n. A monster, half maid and half serpent.
- n. A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater.
- n. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
- 1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent. 2. (Zoöl.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater.
- n. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea n. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia