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echidna vs monotreme

monotreme vs echidna

echidna and monotreme both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
echidna Yes No No No
monotreme Yes No No No
As nouns, monotreme is a hypernym of echidna; that is, monotreme is a word with a broader meaning than echidna:
  • echidna: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
  • monotreme: the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
Other hypernyms of echidna include egg-laying mammal.
As nouns, monotreme is a hypernym of echidna; that is, monotreme is a word with a broader meaning than echidna:
  • echidna: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
  • monotreme: the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
Other hypernyms of echidna include egg-laying mammal.
echidna (noun) monotreme (noun)
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
Difference between echidna and monotreme

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