"echidna" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈkɪdnə/ Audio: en-us-echidna.ogg Forms: echidnas [plural], echidnae [plural]
enPR: ĕkĭdnä Etymology: Coined in scientific literature around 1811. Probably from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) via Latin echidna. Compare ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog, etc.”). However, this sense is problematic (unless it is a reference to the ant-eating tongue). The name perhaps belongs to Latin echinus (“sea urchin, hedgehog”) from the aforementioned Ancient Greek term's alternate sense of "sea-urchin" (also "sharp points"), which Watkins explains as "snake-eater", from ἔχις (ékhis, “snake”), though it may actually be from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰis (“hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals”). The 1810 Encyclopaedia Britannica deduces thus the animal's alternative name as "porcupine ant-eater". Alternatively, and perhaps more likely, the name refers to Echidna as the name of a serpent-nymph in Greek mythology, "a beautiful woman in the upper part of her body; but instead of legs and feet, she had from the waist downward, the form of a serpent", in which case the animal was named for its mixed features (early naturalists doubted whether it was a mammal or amphibian). Ultimately, the etymology may be from a synthesis of all the roots above. (From OED.) Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἔχιδνα||snake, viper}} Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”), {{bor|en|la|echidna}} Latin echidna, {{cog|la|echinus||sea urchin, hedgehog}} Latin echinus (“sea urchin, hedgehog”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₁éǵʰis||hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰis (“hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|echidnae}} echidna (plural echidnas or echidnae)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Echidna (mammal) Categories (lifeform): Monotremes Synonyms (species of Tachyglossidae): spiny anteater, bunning Derived forms: Attenborough's long-beaked echidna (taxonomic: Zaglossus attenboroughi), Barton's long-beaked echidna (taxonomic: Zaglossus bartoni), cyclops long-beaked echidna (taxonomic: Zaglossus attenboroughi), eastern long-beaked echidna (taxonomic: Zaglossus bartoni), long-beaked echidna (english: Zaglossus), short-beaked echidna (english: Tachyglossus), short-beaked echidna (taxonomic: Tachyglossus aculeatus), Sir David's long-beaked echidna (taxonomic: Zaglossus attenboroughi), western long-beaked echidna (taxonomic: Zaglossus bruijni) Related terms: Tachyglossidae, Tachyglossus, Zaglossus, Piggi-Billa, puggle Translations (any of the four species of small spined monotremes): mierystervark (Afrikaans), إِيكِيدْنَا (ʔikīdnā) [feminine] (Arabic), եքիդնա (ekʻidna) (Armenian), গোৱালিয়ান (güalian) (Assamese), একিনা (ekina) (Assamese), equidna [feminine] (Asturian), yexidna (Azerbaijani), яхі́дна (jaxídna) [feminine] (Belarusian), ekidne (Breton), ехи́дна (ehídna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), equidna [masculine] (Catalan), 針鼴 (Chinese Mandarin), 针鼹 (zhēnyǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 食蟻蝟 (Chinese Mandarin), 食蚁猬 (shíyǐwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 刺食蟻獸 (Chinese Mandarin), 刺食蚁兽 (cìshíyǐshòu) (Chinese Mandarin), ježura [feminine] (Czech), myrepindsvin [neuter] (Danish), kunyi (Darkinjung), mierenegel [masculine] (Dutch), нерьсеель (ńeŕśejeľ) (Erzya), ekidno (Esperanto), sipelgasiil (Estonian), nokkasiili (Finnish), échidné [masculine] (French), equidna [feminine] (Galician), იქედნე (ikedne) (Georgian), ექიდნა (ekidna) (Georgian), Ameisenigel [masculine] (German), Schnabeligel [masculine] (German), Echidna [feminine] (German), minaji (Gooniyandi), έχιδνα (échidna) [feminine] (Greek), αγκαθωτός μυρμηγκοφάγος (agkathotós myrmigkofágos) [masculine] (Greek), balin.ga (Guugu Yimidhirr), הנמלים (Hebrew), एकिडना (ekiḍnā) (Hindi), hangyászsün (Hungarian), mjónefur [masculine] (Icelandic), ekidno (Ido), nokdiak (Indonesian), eicidneach (Irish), echidna [feminine] (Italian), 針土竜 (harimogura) (alt: ハリモグラ) (Japanese), エキドナ (ekidona) (Japanese), ekidna (Javanese), түрпі (türpı) (Kazakh), អ៊ីឈីដាណា (ʼiichiidaanaa) (Khmer), 가시두더지 (gasidudeoji) (Korean), 바늘두더지 (baneuldudeoji) (Korean), bogibain (Kriol), ехидна (yehidna) (Kyrgyz), echidna [feminine] (Latin), ehidna [feminine] (Latvian), echidna [feminine] (Lithuanian), ехи́дна (ehídna) [feminine] (Macedonian), maurpiggsvin [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), maurpinnsvin [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), maurpiggsvin [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kolczatka [feminine] (Polish), equidna [feminine] (Portuguese), echidnă [feminine] (Romanian), echidneu [rare] (Romanian), ехи́дна (jexídna) [feminine] (Russian), ekitina (Samoan), кљунати јежак [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), је́жак (hedgehog) [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kljunati ježak [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), jéžak (hedgehog) [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ježura [feminine] (Slovak), kljunati ježek [masculine] (Slovene), equidna [masculine] (Spanish), mhanganungu (Swahili), ekidna (Swahili), myrpiggsvin [neuter] (Swedish), ekidna (Tagalog), ехидна (yexidna) (Tajik), อิคิดนา (ì-kít-nâa) (Thai), ekidna (Turkish), dikenli karıncayiyen (Turkish), єхи́дна (jexýdna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), يېخىدنا (yëxidna) (Uyghur), yexidna (Uzbek), thú lông nhím (english: porcupine-furred mammal) (Vietnamese), nyilangunya (Wambaya), gawalyan (Wardaman), ecidna (Welsh)
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          "taxonomic": "Zaglossus attenboroughi",
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          "taxonomic": "Zaglossus bartoni",
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          "word": "puggle"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "sense": "species of Tachyglossidae",
          "word": "spiny anteater"
        },
        {
          "sense": "species of Tachyglossidae",
          "word": "bunning"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "mierystervark"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔikīdnā",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "إِيكِيدْنَا"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ekʻidna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "եքիդնա"
        },
        {
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "güalian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "গোৱালিয়ান"
        },
        {
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "ekina",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "একিনা"
        },
        {
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "equidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "yexidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "jaxídna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "яхі́дна"
        },
        {
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ekidne"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ehídna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ехи́дна"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "equidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "針鼴"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhēnyǎn",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "针鼹"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "食蟻蝟"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shíyǐwèi",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "食蚁猬"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "刺食蟻獸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cìshíyǐshòu",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "刺食蚁兽"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ježura"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "myrepindsvin"
        },
        {
          "code": "xda",
          "lang": "Darkinjung",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "kunyi"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mierenegel"
        },
        {
          "code": "myv",
          "lang": "Erzya",
          "roman": "ńeŕśejeľ",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "нерьсеель"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ekidno"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "sipelgasiil"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "nokkasiili"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "échidné"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "equidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ikedne",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "იქედნე"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ekidna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ექიდნა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ameisenigel"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Schnabeligel"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Echidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "gni",
          "lang": "Gooniyandi",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "minaji"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "échidna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "έχιδνα"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "agkathotós myrmigkofágos",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "αγκαθωτός μυρμηγκοφάγος"
        },
        {
          "code": "kky",
          "lang": "Guugu Yimidhirr",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "balin.ga"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "הנמלים"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ekiḍnā",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "एकिडना"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "hangyászsün"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mjónefur"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ekidno"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "nokdiak"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "eicidneach"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "echidna"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ハリモグラ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "harimogura",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "針土竜"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ekidona",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "エキドナ"
        },
        {
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ekidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "türpı",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "түрпі"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼiichiidaanaa",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "អ៊ីឈីដាណា"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gasidudeoji",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "가시두더지"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "baneuldudeoji",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "바늘두더지"
        },
        {
          "code": "rop",
          "lang": "Kriol",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "bogibain"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "yehidna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ехидна"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "echidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ehidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "echidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ehídna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ехи́дна"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "maurpiggsvin"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "maurpinnsvin"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "maurpiggsvin"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kolczatka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "equidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "echidnă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "echidneu"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "jexídna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ехи́дна"
        },
        {
          "code": "sm",
          "lang": "Samoan",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ekitina"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кљунати јежак"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "roman": "hedgehog",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "је́жак"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kljunati ježak"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "jéžak (hedgehog)"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ježura"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kljunati ježek"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "equidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "mhanganungu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ekidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "myrpiggsvin"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ekidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "yexidna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ехидна"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "ì-kít-nâa",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "อิคิดนา"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ekidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "dikenli karıncayiyen"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "jexýdna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "єхи́дна"
        },
        {
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "yëxidna",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "يېخىدنا"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "yexidna"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "english": "porcupine-furred mammal",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "thú lông nhím"
        },
        {
          "code": "wmb",
          "lang": "Wambaya",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "nyilangunya"
        },
        {
          "code": "wrr",
          "lang": "Wardaman",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "gawalyan"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
          "word": "ecidna"
        }
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        "Echidna (mammal)"
      ]
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      "enpr": "ĕkĭdnä"
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      "ipa": "/əˈkɪdnə/"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "taxonomic": "Zaglossus attenboroughi",
      "word": "Attenborough's long-beaked echidna"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Zaglossus bartoni",
      "word": "Barton's long-beaked echidna"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Zaglossus attenboroughi",
      "word": "cyclops long-beaked echidna"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Zaglossus bartoni",
      "word": "eastern long-beaked echidna"
    },
    {
      "english": "Zaglossus",
      "word": "long-beaked echidna"
    },
    {
      "english": "Tachyglossus",
      "word": "short-beaked echidna"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Tachyglossus aculeatus",
      "word": "short-beaked echidna"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Zaglossus attenboroughi",
      "word": "Sir David's long-beaked echidna"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Coined in scientific literature around 1811. Probably from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) via Latin echidna. Compare ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog, etc.”). However, this sense is problematic (unless it is a reference to the ant-eating tongue). The name perhaps belongs to Latin echinus (“sea urchin, hedgehog”) from the aforementioned Ancient Greek term's alternate sense of \"sea-urchin\" (also \"sharp points\"), which Watkins explains as \"snake-eater\", from ἔχις (ékhis, “snake”), though it may actually be from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰis (“hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals”). The 1810 Encyclopaedia Britannica deduces thus the animal's alternative name as \"porcupine ant-eater\".\nAlternatively, and perhaps more likely, the name refers to Echidna as the name of a serpent-nymph in Greek mythology, \"a beautiful woman in the upper part of her body; but instead of legs and feet, she had from the waist downward, the form of a serpent\", in which case the animal was named for its mixed features (early naturalists doubted whether it was a mammal or amphibian). Ultimately, the etymology may be from a synthesis of all the roots above. (From OED.)",
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      "word": "Tachyglossidae"
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      "word": "Tachyglossus"
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    {
      "word": "Zaglossus"
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      "word": "Piggi-Billa"
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      "word": "puggle"
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        "Echidna (mammal)"
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      "enpr": "ĕkĭdnä"
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      "ipa": "/əˈkɪdnə/"
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    {
      "sense": "species of Tachyglossidae",
      "word": "spiny anteater"
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      "sense": "species of Tachyglossidae",
      "word": "bunning"
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "mierystervark"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔikīdnā",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "إِيكِيدْنَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ekʻidna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "եքիդնա"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "güalian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "গোৱালিয়ান"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "ekina",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "একিনা"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "equidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "yexidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "jaxídna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "яхі́дна"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ekidne"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ehídna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ехи́дна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "equidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "針鼴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhēnyǎn",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "针鼹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "食蟻蝟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shíyǐwèi",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "食蚁猬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "刺食蟻獸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cìshíyǐshòu",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "刺食蚁兽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ježura"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "myrepindsvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "xda",
      "lang": "Darkinjung",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "kunyi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mierenegel"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "ńeŕśejeľ",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "нерьсеель"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ekidno"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "sipelgasiil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "nokkasiili"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "échidné"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "equidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ikedne",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "იქედნე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ekidna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ექიდნა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ameisenigel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schnabeligel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Echidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gni",
      "lang": "Gooniyandi",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "minaji"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "échidna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "έχιδνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "agkathotós myrmigkofágos",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αγκαθωτός μυρμηγκοφάγος"
    },
    {
      "code": "kky",
      "lang": "Guugu Yimidhirr",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "balin.ga"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "הנמלים"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ekiḍnā",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "एकिडना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "hangyászsün"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mjónefur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ekidno"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "nokdiak"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "eicidneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "echidna"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ハリモグラ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "harimogura",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "針土竜"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ekidona",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "エキドナ"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ekidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "türpı",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "түрпі"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼiichiidaanaa",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "អ៊ីឈីដាណា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gasidudeoji",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "가시두더지"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "baneuldudeoji",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "바늘두더지"
    },
    {
      "code": "rop",
      "lang": "Kriol",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "bogibain"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "yehidna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ехидна"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "echidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ehidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "echidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ehídna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ехи́дна"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "maurpiggsvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "maurpinnsvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "maurpiggsvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kolczatka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "equidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "echidnă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "echidneu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jexídna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ехи́дна"
    },
    {
      "code": "sm",
      "lang": "Samoan",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ekitina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кљунати јежак"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "hedgehog",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "је́жак"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kljunati ježak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jéžak (hedgehog)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ježura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kljunati ježek"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "equidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "mhanganungu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ekidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "myrpiggsvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ekidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "yexidna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ехидна"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ì-kít-nâa",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "อิคิดนา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ekidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "dikenli karıncayiyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jexýdna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "єхи́дна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "yëxidna",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "يېخىدنا"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "yexidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "english": "porcupine-furred mammal",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "thú lông nhím"
    },
    {
      "code": "wmb",
      "lang": "Wambaya",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "nyilangunya"
    },
    {
      "code": "wrr",
      "lang": "Wardaman",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "gawalyan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "any of the four species of small spined monotremes",
      "word": "ecidna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "echidna"
}

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