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Echidna

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anteaternounAny of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
spiny anteaternoun(zoology) An echidna.

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spiny anteaternoun(zoology) An echidna.
anteaternounAny of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
beaked(often in combination) Having a beak.
tachyglossidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Tachyglossidae, the echidnas or spiny anteaters
australosphenidannounAny echidna or platypus of the infraclass Australosphenida
bunningnoun(Australian Aboriginal) The echidna.
monotremenoun(zoology) Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives.
archaeidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Archaeidae of spiders, of southern Africa, Madagascar, and Australia.
iguananounA green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
eutheriodontnounAny therapsid of the clade Eutheriodontia.
teiidnounAny lizard in the family Teiidae.
geckoniidnounAny gecko of the family Geckoniidae
emydidnoun(zoology) Any turtle in the family Emydidae.
eothyrididnoun(zoology) Any tetrapod in the family Eothyrididae.
tiger snakenounAny of several large venomous Australian snakes of the genus Notechis.
prototheriannounAny of the egg-laying mammals of the subclass Prototheria; a monotreme.
goannanounAny of various monitor lizards native to Australia.
eriptychiidnounAny extinct vertebrate of the order †Eriptychiida
eutheriodontiannounAny therapsid of the clade Eutheriodontia
blue-tongued skinknounAny of several species of Australian skinks in the genus Tiliqua.

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