Echidnidae

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Echid·​ni·​dae

-nəˌdē

taxonomic synonym of muraenidae

Echidnidae

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taxonomic synonym of tachyglossidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Echidna genus of moray eels + -idae

New Latin, from Echidna + -idae

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