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echidna
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[ɪˈkɪdnə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea
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Origin
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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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