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echidna in Chinese

echidna in Chinese is 針鼴 — echidna means a small, spiny, egg-laying mammal native to Australia and New Guinea, related to the platypus.

echidna in Chinese

針鼴
noun
Pronounced: zhēn yǎn
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

What does "echidna" mean?

  1. noun A small, spiny, egg-laying mammal native to Australia and New Guinea, related to the platypus.
    "The echidna curled into a spiky ball as soon as the dog approached."
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echidna in a sentence

  • The echidna curled into a spiky ball as soon as the dog approached.

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What is "echidna" in Chinese?

"echidna" in Chinese is 針鼴. echidna means: A small, spiny, egg-laying mammal native to Australia and New Guinea, related to the platypus.

How do you pronounce 針鼴?

"echidna" in Chinese is 針鼴, pronounced "zhēn yǎn".

How do you use "echidna" in a sentence?

Example: "The echidna curled into a spiky ball as soon as the dog approached." In Chinese, "echidna" is 針鼴.

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