puggles
Infant spiny anteaters
Puggles are baby echidnas or platypuses—the spiny, egg-laying mammals of Australia.
The term emerged in the late twentieth century, possibly from its resemblance to *puggle* as a name for designer dogs bred from pugs and beagles.
In wildlife contexts: The echidna puggle hatched from its leathery egg and crawled into its mother's pouch.
monotreme
Egg-laying mammal
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- egg-layingReproducing via external ova
hatching · burrow · snout · insectivorous · nocturnal · ant-eater · fur · pouch · joey · lactation
pug
Wrinkly-faced toy breed
wrinkles · snout · playful · affectionate · lap-dog · pet · breeder · puppy · temperament · shedding