echidna

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Noun

1. Any of the small spined [[monotreme]]s in the family {{taxfmt|Tachyglossidae|family}}, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern [[New Guinea]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} A female monster who, along with [[Typhon]], mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology.

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