Bible Dictionaries
Echidna

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; - called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater.

(2):

(n.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Echidna'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/echidna.html. 1828.