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Webster 1913 Edition


Tachyglossa


Tachˊy-glos′sa

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ταχύσ
quick +
γλῶσσα
tongue.]
(Zool.)
A division of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters of Australia and New Guinea. See Illust. under
Echidna
.