Definition of echidna in English:

echidna

nounɪˈkɪdnəəˈkɪdnə

A spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea.
针鼹。亦称SPINY ANTEATER
Family Tachyglossidae, order Monotremata: two genera and species
Also called spiny anteater
Example sentencesExamples
- But it is the immediate predecessor of modern mammals, such as the platypus and the echidna.
- These exotic egg-laying animals are represented by just three species: the duck-billed platypus and two echidnas.
- Unlike platypuses, echidnas lack webbing and instead have large, shovel-like claws are present on all feet.
- Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky.
- The platypus and the echidna - a nocturnal, burrowing mammal with a spiny coat, long claws, and no teeth - are the only known living members of a type of animal known as monotremes.

Origin

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'.

Definition of echidna in US English:

echidna

nounəˈkidnəəˈkɪdnə

A spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea.
针鼹。亦称SPINY ANTEATER
Family Tachyglossidae, order Monotremata: two genera and species, in particular Tachyglossus aculeatus
Also called spiny anteater
Example sentencesExamples
- Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky.
- But it is the immediate predecessor of modern mammals, such as the platypus and the echidna.
- These exotic egg-laying animals are represented by just three species: the duck-billed platypus and two echidnas.
- Unlike platypuses, echidnas lack webbing and instead have large, shovel-like claws are present on all feet.
- The platypus and the echidna - a nocturnal, burrowing mammal with a spiny coat, long claws, and no teeth - are the only known living members of a type of animal known as monotremes.

Origin

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’.

词汇	echidna
释义	Definition of echidna in English: echidna nounɪˈkɪdnəəˈkɪdnə A spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea. 针鼹。亦称SPINY ANTEATER Family Tachyglossidae, order Monotremata: two genera and species Also called spiny anteater Example sentencesExamples But it is the immediate predecessor of modern mammals, such as the platypus and the echidna. These exotic egg-laying animals are represented by just three species: the duck-billed platypus and two echidnas. Unlike platypuses, echidnas lack webbing and instead have large, shovel-like claws are present on all feet. Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky. The platypus and the echidna - a nocturnal, burrowing mammal with a spiny coat, long claws, and no teeth - are the only known living members of a type of animal known as monotremes. Origin 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'. Definition of echidna in US English: echidna nounəˈkidnəəˈkɪdnə A spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea. 针鼹。亦称SPINY ANTEATER Family Tachyglossidae, order Monotremata: two genera and species, in particular Tachyglossus aculeatus Also called spiny anteater Example sentencesExamples Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky. But it is the immediate predecessor of modern mammals, such as the platypus and the echidna. These exotic egg-laying animals are represented by just three species: the duck-billed platypus and two echidnas. Unlike platypuses, echidnas lack webbing and instead have large, shovel-like claws are present on all feet. The platypus and the echidna - a nocturnal, burrowing mammal with a spiny coat, long claws, and no teeth - are the only known living members of a type of animal known as monotremes. Origin 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’.
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