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echidna spiny anteater anteater Tachyglossidae Akidna

A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia WordNet 3.0

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A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes belonging to the family Tachyglossidae, living in Australia and New Guinea. Wikipedia

A family of monotremes native to New Guinea and Australia Wikipedia Disambiguation

Family of mammals Wikidata

Echidnas, also known as "spiny anteaters", are the only surviving monotremes apart from the Platypus. OmegaWiki

Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea. Wiktionary

Any of the four species of small spined monotremes. Wiktionary (translation)

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