transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈkid-nə ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, viper, from Greek — more at ophitic
Date: 1832
: a spiny-coated toothless burrowing nocturnal monotreme mammal ( Tachyglossus aculeatus ) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that has a long extensible tongue and long heavy claws and that feeds chiefly on ants ; also : a related mammal ( Zaglossus bruijni ) of New Guinea having a longer snout and shorter spines