Echidna

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἔχιδνα (Ékhidna, “Echidna”), from ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “viper”). === Proper noun === Echidna f A taxonomic genus within the family Muraenidae – some moray eels. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Elopomorpha – superorder; Anguilliformes – order; Anguilloidei – suborder; Muraenidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Echidna nebulosa (snowflake moray) - type species; Echidna amblyodon, Echidna catenata (chain moray), Echidna delicatula, Echidna leucotaenia, Echidna nocturna, Echidna peli, Echidna polyzona, Echidna rhodochilus, Echidna unicolor (unicolor moray), Echidna xanthospilos - other species === References === Echidna (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Echidna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Echidna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἔχιδνα (Ékhidna, “Echidna”), from ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “viper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈkɪd.nə/, /əˈkɪd.nə/ === Proper noun === Echidna (Greek mythology) A female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === chained