echidna
/eˈkɪdnə/noun
1- a spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea针鼹。亦称SPINY ANTEATER.
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- Family Tachyglossidae, order Monotremata: two genera and species, in particular Tachyglossus aculeatus.针鼹科, 单孔目：2属, 2种, 尤指澳洲针鼹。
词源
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek ekhidna 'viper', also the name of a mythical creature which gave birth to the many-headed Hydra; compare with ekhinos 'sea-urchin, hedgehog'.