Echidna (disambiguation) — Echidna may refer to:Animals: * Echidnas, a.k.a. spiny anteaters, a family of Australian monotremes * Echidna (genus), a genus of moray eels * A junior synonym for Bitis , a genus of African vipersEntertainment: * A character in the video game… … Wikipedia
Echidna catenata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopte … Wikipedia
Echidna — E*chid na ([ e]*k[i^]d n[.a]), n. [L., a viper, adder, Gr. e chidna.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of {Monotremata} found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Echidna — Taxobox name = EchidnasMSW3 Groves|pages=p. 1 2|id=10300002] image caption = Western Long beaked Echidna regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Monotremata familia = Tachyglossidae familia authority = Gill, 1872 subdivision … Wikipedia
echidna — /i kid neuh/, n. Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse … Universalium
Echidna flea — Taxobox name = Echidna flea regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Siphonaptera familia = Pygiopsyllidae genus = Bradiopsylla species = B. echidnae binomial = Bradiopsylla echidnae binomial authority = (Denny, 1843)The… … Wikipedia
echidna — e•chid•na [[t]ɪˈkɪd nə[/t]] n. pl. nas mam any long snouted, spiny, insectivorous monotreme of the family Tachyglossidae, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea Also called spiny anteater Etymology: < NL (1798), orig. a genus name; L: serpent … From formal English to slang
genus Tachyglossus — noun type genus of the family Tachyglossidae • Syn: ↑Tachyglossus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Zaglossus — noun a genus of Tachyglossidae • Syn: ↑Zaglossus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sir David's long-beaked echidna — Sir David s long beaked echidna[1] Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[ … Wikipedia
