Echidna vs Armadillo - What's the difference?
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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.
Any of a family of burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, genus Dasypus .
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As nouns the difference between echidna and armadillo
is that echidna is 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 while armadillo is any of a family of burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, genus Dasypus.As a proper noun Echidna
is a female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology.echidna
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(en-noun)Synonyms
* (species of Tachyglossidae) spiny anteater, bunningDerived terms
* Attenborough's long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi ) * Barton's Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bartoni ) * cyclops Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi ) * eastern Long-beaked echidna () * long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus ) * short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus ) * short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus ) * Sir David's long-beaked echidna () * western long-beaked echidna ()See also
* Tachyglossidae * Tachyglossus * Zaglossus * piggibilla * puggle (commons)Anagrams
* ----armadillo
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Noun
(en-noun)Nick Miroff
Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […], passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.}}