noun🔗ShareAmeisenigelAny of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea."The zookeeper showed the children an echidna, a small spiny mammal native to Australia. "Der Tierpfleger zeigte den Kindern einen Ameisenigel, ein kleines stacheliges Säugetier, das in Australien beheimatet ist.animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading