Echidna /(ē̇*kĭd"nȧ)/

E·chid·na

Echidna

n.
  1. A monster, half maid and half serpent. (Gr. Myth.)
  2. 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. (Zoöl.)