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echidna

/ɪˈkɪd.nə/

Traduction: Mammifère ovipare couvert d'épines, au museau allongé et aux griffes puissantes, qui se nourrit de fourmis et de termites, vivant en Nouvelle-Guinée et en Australie.

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noun

/ɪˈkɪd.nə/C1formal
  • frMammifère ovipare couvert d'épines, au museau allongé et aux griffes puissantes, qui se nourrit de fourmis et de termites, vivant en Nouvelle-Guinée et en Australie.

A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines, having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites, native to New Guinea and Australia.

  1. Spiny anteaterB2formal

    A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea and Australia.

    frÉchidné

    • The echidna uses its long sticky tongue to catch ants.
    • Echidnas are one of only two types of monotremes in the world.
    • We spotted an echidna digging for termites in the bush.

    Synonymesspiny anteater

Formes
  • echidnae plural form
  • echidnas plural form
  • echidnas' possessive plural form
  • echidna's possessive singular form