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Definition of: echidna
(i·kid′nə) noun plural ·nae (-nē)
An egg-laying monotreme of Australia, etc. (Echidna aculeata), having a vermiform tongue, tubular snout with nostrils near the tip, fossorial feet, and strong spines intermixed with fur; a spiny ant-eater. [<NL <Gk., adder]
(About 15 inches in body length)
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