Egg-Laying Mammal Covered in Spines

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Underground Worlds, Group 2161, Puzzle 5 (Shale and Marble).

Question

Egg-Laying Mammal Covered in Spines

Answer

ECHIDNA

Word Meaning:

ECHIDNA — Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

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