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Sonic’s longtime enemy Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) has been rescued from exile by a spiny anteater called Knuckles (Idris Elba), who is out to get the hedgehog.
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Dina Gachman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Also known as spiny anteaters, these iconic monotremes are native to Australia and New Guinea.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
With a long, sticky tongue, a penchant for snacking on ants and termites, and a body covered in barbless quills called spines, the echidna is also known as a spiny anteater.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Jan. 2023
These researchers need your help building their datasets by collecting everything from your pet's saliva to spiny anteater poop.
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Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were gifted the Australian spiny anteater by a royal fan.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2018
There are only two kinds of egg-laying mammals in existence today – the platypus and the spiny anteater species.
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James Rogers, Fox News, 29 May 2018
The echidna, or spiny anteater, is a marvel of defensive self-preservation, from its impenetrable spikes to its amazing ability to breathe through bushfires.
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smithsonianmag.com, 30 Sep. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined above
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“Spiny anteater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiny%20anteater. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
spiny anteater
noun
: echidna
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