echidna
Collocations
3ADJ.
other
VERB + ECHIDNA
brooding, see
ECHIDNA + NOUN
platypus
Definitions
noun
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
name
A female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology.
Horrible, hideous, and of hellish race, / Borne of the brooding of Echidna base, / Or other like infernall furies kinde […].
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3Horrible, hideous, and of hellish race, / Borne of the brooding of Echidna base, / Or other like infernall furies kinde […].
WiktionaryThe echidna and the platypus are the only extant monotremes.
Tatoeba · #13788771I hope to see an echidna and a platypus while I'm in Australia.
Tatoeba · #13788774