[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:
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’