Noun
- 1. echidna, spiny anteater, anteater, monotreme, egg-laying mammal
- usage: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
- 2. echidna, spiny anteater, anteater, monotreme, egg-laying mammal
- usage: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
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