equidna
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Galician
Noun
equidna f (plural equidnas)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e‧quid‧na
Noun
equidna f (plural equidnas)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin echidna, from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “viper”), or alternatively from Latin echīnus, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”).
Pronunciation
Noun
equidna m (plural equidnas)
Further reading
- “equidna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16