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Echidna has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

3

Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

Proper Noun
1

A female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
monotreme
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