Zaglossus

noun

a genus of Tachyglossidae

• Syn: ↑genus Zaglossus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑echidna, ↑spiny anteater, ↑anteater

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\\zəˈgläsəs, -glȯs-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from za-, intensive prefix (from Greek, from za through, from dia) + -glossus (from Greek glōssa tongue) — more at dia-, gloss

: a genus of spiny anteaters of New Guinea — see echidna 1b