echidnas
Australian spine-covered mammals
Echidnas is the plural of echidna, a spiny egg-laying mammal native to Australia and New Guinea.
Also called spiny anteaters, echidnas have long snouts and feed on ants and termites.
Along with platypuses, they are the only surviving monotremes—mammals that lay eggs rather than bearing live young.
Egg-laying mammal
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- pugglesEchidna offspring term
- cloacaMultipurpose posterior opening
burrowing · ants · termites · tongue · quills · mammal · egg-laying · pouch
Remote interior wilderness
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
- endemicNative to one area
- nativeOriginating from a place
fauna · eucalyptus · Australia · Tasmania · New Guinea · bushland · conservation · roadkill
monotreme
Egg-laying mammal
cloaca · burrowing · ants · termites · tongue · quills · mammal · egg-laying · pouch · keratin
outback
Remote interior wilderness
native · fauna · eucalyptus · Australia · Tasmania · New Guinea · bushland · conservation · roadkill · sanctuary
Sonic
Blue gaming icon
- video gameElectronic interactive visual entertainment
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
currency · emblem · character · Sega · symbolism · stamp · children · plush · merchandise · wildlife documentary
Greek
Of Athenian origin
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- CerberusMythical watchdog of death's realm
- HydraMulti-headed mythical serpent
serpent · mother · mythology · namesake · creature · offspring · dragon · Sphinx · ancient · beast
- Australian mammalskangaroos, koalas, wombats, wallabies, possums
- Australian wildlifekangaroo, koala, platypus, wombat, emu
- Australian OutbackUluru, outback, red sand, red earth, red desert
- insectivoresshrew, anteaters, ant-eaters, hedgehog, shrews
- TasmaniaHobart, Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian tiger, thylacine, convicts
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
echidnasplacental mammals
Animals with internal fetal nourishment
humans · whales · elephants · marsupials · dogs
echidnasnaked mole rats
Hairless colonial burrowing rodents
dolphins · manatees · hedgehogs · porcupines