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Numbat vs Echidna - What's the difference?

numbat | echidna |

As nouns the difference between numbat and echidna

is that numbat is a small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia that eats almost exclusively termites while 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.

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.

numbat

English

(wikipedia numbat)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus , endemic to western Australia that eats almost exclusively termites.

    • Synonyms

    * (Myrmecobius fasciatus) banded anteater (obsolete)

    echidna

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * (species of Tachyglossidae) spiny anteater, bunning

    Derived 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)

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