spiny anteater

Noun spiny anteater has 2 senses

• spiny anteater(n = noun.animal) anteater, echidna - a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea;
is a kind of egg-laying mammal, monotreme
is a member of genus zaglossus, zaglossus

• spiny anteater(n = noun.animal) anteater, echidna - a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia;
is a kind of egg-laying mammal, monotreme
is a member of genus tachyglossus, tachyglossus