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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
.