Associations to the word «Echidna»

ECHIDNA, noun. Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

ECHIDNA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Muraenidae   — some moray eels.

ECHIDNA, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology.

ECHIDNA, noun. A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.

ECHIDNA, noun. A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia.