英语词汇“echidna”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

echidna

/ɪˈkɪdnə

noun

A spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea. Also called spiny anteater.

Family Tachyglossidae, order Monotremata: two genera and species.

The platypus and the echidna - a nocturnal, burrowing mammal with a spiny coat, long claws, and no teeth - are the only known living members of a type of animal known as monotremes....

These exotic egg-laying animals are represented by just three species: the duck-billed platypus and two echidnas.
Unlike platypuses, echidnas lack webbing and instead have large, shovel-like claws are present on all feet.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ekhidna 'viper', also the name of a mythical creature which gave birth to the Hydra; compare with ekhinos 'sea urchin, hedgehog'.

单词	echidna
释义	echidna /ɪˈkɪdnə / noun A spiny insectivorous egg-laying mammal with a long snout and claws, native to Australia and New Guinea. Also called spiny anteater. Family Tachyglossidae, order Monotremata: two genera and species. The platypus and the echidna - a nocturnal, burrowing mammal with a spiny coat, long claws, and no teeth - are the only known living members of a type of animal known as monotremes.... These exotic egg-laying animals are represented by just three species: the duck-billed platypus and two echidnas. Unlike platypuses, echidnas lack webbing and instead have large, shovel-like claws are present on all feet. Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ekhidna 'viper', also the name of a mythical creature which gave birth to the Hydra; compare with ekhinos 'sea urchin, hedgehog'.
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