spiny anteater
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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