Preferred Label : Tachyglossidae;
MeSH definition : An oviparous burrowing mammal of the order Monotremata native to Australia, Tasmania,
and New Guinea. It has hair mingled with spines on the upper part of the body and
is adapted for feeding on ants.;
CISMeF synonym : echidna; ant-eaters, spiny; anteaters, spiny; anteater, spiny; spiny ant-eater; spiny anteater; spiny anteaters;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Echidna (disambiguation);
MeSH hyponym : Anteaters, Spiny; Ant-Eater, Spiny; Ant-Eaters, Spiny; Spiny Ant Eater; Spiny Ant-Eaters; Echidnas;
MeSH Related Number : txid33542; txid9259; txid9260;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse X ref SPINY ANTEATER with X ref ANTEATERS see XENARTHRA; IM; qualif
permitted; do not confuse entry term SPINY ANTEATER with ANTEATERS see XENARTHRA; do not confuse entry term SPINY ANTEATER with ANTEATERS see EUTHERIA; do not confuse entry term SPINY ANTEATER with ANTEATERS see VERMILINGUA;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna (disambiguation);
UNII : txid189497; txid9259;
Origin ID : D004442;
UMLS CUI : C0999403;
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An oviparous burrowing mammal of the order Monotremata native to Australia, Tasmania,
and New Guinea. It has hair mingled with spines on the upper part of the body and
is adapted for feeding on ants.