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noun Either of two nocturnal, burrowing, egg-laying mammals of the genera Tachyglossus and Zaglossus of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, having a spiny coat, slender snout, and an extensible sticky tongue used for catching insects. Also called spiny anteater.

E is for ECHIDNA Downunder, in Oz, there is a small, awfully cute monotreme known as the echidna. — F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 02 - February 2001
The long tubular nose of the echidna is the vital spot. — Confessions of a Beachcomber
By the blacks the echidna, which is known as "Coombee-yan," is placed on the very top of the list of those dainties which the crafty old men reserve for themselves under awe-inspiring penalties. — Confessions of a Beachcomber
Next in size to the echidna is the white-tipped rat (UROMYS HIRSUTIS?), water-loving, nocturnal in its habits, fierce and destructive. — Confessions of a Beachcomber
Den thinks "it's unfair that the platypus gets all the fame when the echidna is just as weird, and even less understood. — Impact Lab