Masculine
mierenegel
Meaning
echidna, any member of the family Tachyglossidae
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
échidné
echidna
equidna
Echidna
equidna
equidna Schnabeligel
echidna
έχιδνα Έχιδνα
إِيكِيدْنَاPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmiː.rənˌeː.ɣəl/
Etymology
Compound of mier (“ant”) + -en- + egel (“hedgehog”). Named after its resemblance to a hedgehog and its diet of ants and termites. First attested in the mid-nineteenth century.
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