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Echidna Crossword Clue

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noun

• toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

• any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

• nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

• small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

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

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

31%8Echidna cousin
noun

• relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

• small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

29%11 Characteristic of an echidna's spines
adjective satellite

• (of animals) armored with bone

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New York Times08 Nov 1989 Down 38
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