ECHIDNA

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A monster, half maid and half serpent.

2.
n.

A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater.


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