Definition
The scientific family name for echidnas (spiny anteaters), a family of egg-laying mammals found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.
Etymology
The family name is derived from 'echidna,' which comes from Greek 'echidna' (ἐχίδνα) meaning 'viper.' The suffix '-idae' is the standard Linnaean taxonomy ending for animal families.
Kelly Says
Echidnidae is one of the most primitive mammal families alive today—these animals have remained virtually unchanged for tens of millions of years, making them living windows into mammalian evolution!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እ Echinna
e-chi-n-nah
ARالعربية
عائلة الإخيدنات
a-ila-t-al-i-khi-d-na-t
BNবাংলা
একিডনাইড
e-ki-d-na-i-d
CACatalà
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
CSČeština
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
DADansk
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
DEDeutsch
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
ELΕλληνικά
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
ESEspañol
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
FAفارسی
خانوادهٔ اِخیدنا
khan-va-deh-e-i-khi-d-na
FISuomi
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
FRFrançais
echidnidés
e-ki-d-ni-day
GUGU
એચિડનાઇડ
e-chi-d-na-i-d
HAHA
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
HEעברית
אוכלי הנחלים
o-khe-lei-ha-na-halim
HIहिन्दी
एकिड्नाइडे
e-ki-d-na-i-dae
HUMagyar
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
IDBahasa Indonesia
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
IGIG
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
ITItaliano
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
JA日本語
エキディーナ科
e-ki-dee-na-ka
KKKK
Эхидниддер
e-khi-dni-dder
KO한국어
에키디나과
e-ki-di-na-gwa
MRMR
एचिडनाइडे
e-chi-d-na-i-d
MSBahasa Melayu
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
MYမြန်မာ
အဲချီဒန
e-chi-d-nah
NLNederlands
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
NONorsk
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
PAPA
ਅਚਿਡਨਾਇਡ
a-chi-d-na-i-d
PLPolski
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
PTPortuguês
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
RORomână
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
RUРусский
Эхидниды
e-khi-dni-dy
SVSvenska
Echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
SWKiswahili
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
TAதமிழ்
எகிடினே
e-ki-di-nae
TEతెలుగు
ఎచిడనీ
e-chi-d-nee
THไทย
สกุลอีคิดีน่า
suk e-ki-dee-nah
TLTL
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
TRTürkçe
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
UKУкраїнська
Ехідніди
e-khi-dni-dy
URاردو
ایخیدنائیڈ
i-khi-d-na-i-d
VITiếng Việt
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
YOYO
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae
ZH中文
针鼹鼠科
zhen-yuan-shu-ke
ZUZU
echidnidae
e-ki-d-ni-dae