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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhēn yǎn
"针鼹是一种产于大洋洲的单孔目动物。"
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A burrowing egg-laying mammal native to Australia and New Guinea, covered in coarse hair and spines, with a long snout.
"The echidna used its powerful claws to tear open the rotting log in search of ants." - 2
In Greek mythology, a monstrous half-woman, half-serpent creature known as the mother of all monsters.
"Ancient legends describe Echidna lurking deep within the subterranean caves."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word 'ἔχιδνα' (ékhidna), meaning 'viper' or 'adder', owing to the mythic creature Echidna who was half woman and half serpent. In the late 18th century, naturalists applied the term to the spiny anteater due to its perceived reptile-like features and egg-laying mammal characteristics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Echidna" is said worldwide
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échidné
Transliteration: e-shid-ne
"L'échidné est l'un des rares mammifères qui pondent des œufs."
Ameisenigel
Transliteration: a-mai-zen-i-gel
"Der Ameisenigel ist ein stacheliges Säugetier aus Australien."
echidna
Transliteration: e-kid-na
"L'echidna si nutre principalmente di termiti e formiche."
equidna
Transliteration: e-kid-na
"El equidna es un animal ovíparo nativo de Oceanía."
equidna
Transliteration: e-kid-na
"A equidna usa seu focinho longo para encontrar alimento."
एकिडना
Transliteration: ekidna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"एकिडना ऑस्ट्रेलिया में पाया जाने वाला एक अंडा देने वाला स्तनधारी है।"
针鼹
Transliteration: zhēn yǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"针鼹是一种产于大洋洲的单孔目动物。"
가시두더지
Transliteration: gasi-dudeo-ji
Script: 한국어 한글
"가시두더지는 알을 낳는 특이한 포유류입니다."
ハリモグラ
Transliteration: harimogura
Script: 日本語
"ハリモグラはオーストラリアに生息する卵を産む哺乳類です。"
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