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Word: Echidna
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ekhidna ‘viper’, also the name of a mythical creature which gave birth to the Hydra; compare with ekhinos ‘sea urchin, hedgehog’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈkɪdnə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea.
Short Definition:spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea
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