Tachyglossus — noun type genus of the family Tachyglossidae • Syn: ↑genus Tachyglossus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Monotreme — Monotremes[1] Temporal range: 123–0 Ma … Wikipedia
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
Tachyglossidae — noun echidnas • Syn: ↑family Tachyglossidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Monotremata, ↑order Monotremata • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of monotremes and marsupials — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
List of mammals in Papua New Guinea — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Papua New Guinea. There are 242 mammal species in Papua New Guinea, of which 7 are critically endangered, 12 are endangered, 39 are vulnerable, and 0 are near threatened. [This list is derived from … Wikipedia
List of Australian monotremes and marsupials — Mammals are divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes), and live birth mammals. The second subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials) and placental… … Wikipedia
family Tachyglossidae — noun echidnas • Syn: ↑Tachyglossidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Monotremata, ↑order Monotremata • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spiny anteater — noun 1. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea • Syn: ↑echidna, ↑anteater • Hypernyms: ↑monotreme, ↑egg laying mammal • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary