spiny anteater

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: ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus
2. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
Syn: ↑echidna, ↑anteater
Hypernyms: ↑monotreme, ↑egg-laying mammal
Member Holonyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus

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ˌspiny ˈanteater 7 [spiny anteater] noun
= echidna

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  • spiny anteater — n. ECHIDNA …   English World dictionary

  • spiny anteater — echidna statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Tachyglossus aculeatus angl. Australian echidna; Australian spiny anteater; short nosed echidna; spiny anteater; spiny echidna vok. Australien Kurzschnabeligel; …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • spiny anteater — noun Date: 1827 echidna …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • spiny anteater — echidna (def. 1). [1820 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • spiny anteater — noun A common name for echidna …   Wiktionary

  • spiny anteater — noun another term for echidna …   English new terms dictionary

  • spiny anteater — spin′y ant′eater n. mam echidna • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • spiny anteater — /spaɪni ˈæntitə / (say spuynee anteetuh) noun → echidna …  

  • Australian spiny anteater — echidna statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Tachyglossus aculeatus angl. Australian echidna; Australian spiny anteater; short nosed echidna; spiny anteater; spiny echidna vok. Australien Kurzschnabeligel; …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • New Guinea spiny anteater — proechidna statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Zaglossus bruijni angl. Bruijn’s echidna; long nosed echidna; New Guinea spiny anteater; three toed spiny anteater vok. Bruijn Langschnabeligel;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

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