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Echidna

Echidna

1. A monster, half maid and half serpent.

2. (Science: zoology) a genus of monotremata found in australia, tasmania, and new guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater.

Origin: L, a viper, adder, gr.


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Need help identifying the following animals

Echidna most probably.

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by canalon
Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:19 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Need help identifying the following animals
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Australia's Megafauna

... selection theory within the Galapagos group of islands. Australia has some very unique flora and fauna a good example of this is the Platypus and Echidna these are what are called Monotremes they are egg laying mammals the only 2 egg laying mammals in the world, Australia's fauna have developed ...

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by vk4vfx
Tue Jun 27, 2006 7:03 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Australia's Megafauna
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Humans evolved from animals that can glide

You're falling into the trap of homologous and analogous structures. Just because echidnas have spines, doesn't mean they evolved from porcupines. Similarly, just because dolphins have dorsal fins, doesn't mean they evolved from Tuna. Some humans have genetic anomalies ...

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by Georgie
Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:31 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Humans evolved from animals that can glide
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