Tachyglossa

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tachyglossa \Tach`y*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. tachy`s quick
     + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zool.)
     A division of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters
     of Australia and New Guinea. See Illust. under {Echidna}.
     [1913 Webster]