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Meaning of Echidna | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
əˈkɪdnə

Definitions

  1. A female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology.
    Greek
  2. 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.

Equivalents

Afrikaans mierystervark
العربية إِيكِيدْنَا إيكيدنا (آكل النمل) نضناض
Čeština ježura
Deutsch Ameisenigel Echidna Schnabeligel
Ελληνικά έχιδνα
Esperanto ekidno
Español equidna
Suomi nokkasiili
Français Échidna échidné
Galego equidna
Magyar hangyászsün
Հայերեն եքիդնա
Bahasa Indonesia nokdiak
Íslenska mjónefur
Italiano echidna
日本語 エキドナ 針土竜
Қазақша түрпі
한국어 가시두더지 바늘두더지
Latina echidna
Македонски ехидна
Nederlands mierenegel
Polski kolczatka
Português equidna
Română echidna
Русский ехидна Эхидна
Svenska myrpiggsvin
ไทย อิคิดนา
Українська єхидна
Tiếng Việt thú lông nhím

Examples

“Horrible, hideous, and of hellish race, / Borne of the brooding of Echidna base, / Or other like infernall furies kinde […].”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

echidnase echidnin echidnine Echikunwoke echimyid echinacea

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