Echidna

A monster, half maid and half serpent.

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.

a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia

a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea