what is the meaning of Tachyglossus aculeatus
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echidna an Australian terrestrial anteater; a burrower with a long snout and tongue. A monotreme. Called also spiny anteater, Tachyglossus and Zaglossus spp. Includes long-nosed echidna (Zaglossus bruijni), short-nosed echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus).
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Blue-tongued skink With the exception of the pygmy blue-tongue, they are relatively large lizards (up to 45 cm total length), light-bodied, short-limbed, broad with distinct heads and dull teeth. Most species are diurnal, ground-foraging omnivores, feeding on a wide variety of insects, gastropods, flowers, fruits and berries.lue tongue lizard redirects here. For the Australian Aboriginal myth, see Bluetongue Lizard. Blue-tongued skinks comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae).
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- EchidnaTachyglossus aculeatus. The echidna is best known for its amazing biology. Like the platypus, this unusual mammal lays eggs and suckles its young. The echidna and platypus are the only members of a primitive group of mammals known as monotremes.he echidna is best known for its amazing biology. Like the platypus, this unusual mammal lays eggs and suckles its young.
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CHEETAH HABITAT The Cheetah-Acinonyx jubatus is a large feline and the only surviving member of the genus Acinonyx. While it is indeed a large cat it is not directly related to the true big cats from the Pantherinae subfamily.The cheetah is noted for being the worlds fastest land animal able to reach speeds as high as 112 to 120 km/h.he Cheetah-Acinonyx jubatus is a large feline and the only surviving member of the genus Acinonyx. While it is indeed a large cat it is not directly related to the true big cats from the Pantherinae subfamily. The cheetah is noted for being the worlds fastest land animal able to reach speeds as high as 112 to 120 km/h.
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Platypus Facts The platypus is one of the most unusual creatures in the animal kingdom. Platypuses (which is the correct plural form, not platypi) have a paddle-shaped tail like a beaver; a sleek, furry body like an otter; and a flat bill and webbed feet like a duck.ales have a spur on the back of their hind feet that is connected to a venom-secreting gland. More venom is secreted during mating season, leading researchers to think that the spurs and venom help males compete for mates, according to the Australian Platypus Conservatory.
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LYCORHINUS Lycorhinus is derived from the Greek lykos (wolf) and rhin (snout), named for the canine teeth present in its lower jaw. The species epithet, angustidens, means constricted teeth. Discovery
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Marine iguana Taxonomy and evolution. Etymology. Its generic name, Amblyrhynchus, is a combination of two Greek words, Ambly- from Amblus (ἀμβλυ) meaning blunt and rhynchus (ρυγχος) meaning snout. Its specific name is the Latin word cristatus meaning crested, and refers to the low crest of spines along the animal's back.
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SLOTH Bradypus tridactylus-a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot. three-toed sloth, ai. tree sloth, sloth-any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits.radypus tridactylus-a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot. three-toed sloth, ai. tree sloth, sloth-any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits.
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Background Macroglossia, meaning large tongue, has been documented for many centuries, with the earliest known description thought to be from around 1550 BC. Over the years, many criteria have been used to identify large tongue. The term true macroglossia refers to macroglossia caused by histologic abnormalities within the tongue, such as muscular hypertrophy and vascular malformation.
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Texas horned lizard Etymology[edit] The horned lizard is popularly called a horned toad, horny toad, or horned frog, but it is neither a toad nor a frog. The popular names come from the lizard's rounded body and blunt snout, which give it a decidedly batrachian appearance. Phrynosoma literally means toad-bodied and cornutum means horned.
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Inuksuk An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) (from the Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, plural ᐃᓄᒃᓱᐃᑦ; alternatively inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun, inussuk in Greenlandic or inukshuk in English) is a man-made stone landmark or cairn used by the Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. structure similar to an inuksuk but meant to represent a human figure, called an inunnguaq (ᐃᓄᙳᐊᖅ, imitation of a person, plural inunnguat), has become widely familiar to non-Inuit. However, it is not the most common type of inuksuk.
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Shoebill Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), also called shoe-billed stork or whale-headed stork, large African wading bird, a single species that constitutes the family Balaenicipitidae (order Balaenicipitiformes, Ciconiiformes, or Pelecaniformes).
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Scissor-tailed flycatcher The scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed bird of the genus Tyrannus, whose members are collectively referred to as kingbirds.ts former Latin name was Muscivora forficata. The former genus name, Muscivora, derives from the Latin word for fly (musca) and to devour (vorare), while the species name forficata derives from the Latin word for scissors (forfex).
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- There are no recorded conspicuous external sexual characteristics. Amphiuma pholeter Amphiuma means, the two-toed amphiuma, is the largest of the three species, reaching a maximum size of 116 cm (45.6 inches) in total length. The laterally compressed tail can compose up to 25% of the total body length.here are no recorded conspicuous external sexual differences. Amphiuma means. Amphiuma tridactylum, the three-toed amphiuma, is the second largest of the three species reaching a maximum size of 106 cm (41.7 inches) in total length. The laterally compressed tail can compose up to 25% of the total body length.
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- The word rorqual means tube whale or furrowed whale, referring to the pleats on the lower jaws of rorquals. All rorquals have baleen, a dorsal fin and throat grooves. Other members of this family include the humpback whale, fin whale, and minke whale. The blue whale's scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus. Its generic name, Balaenoptera, means winged whale, which refers to the blue whale's dorsal fin. The blue whale's specific name, musculus, means little mouse. The blue whale is currently the largest extant animal. Blue whales may exceed 100ft in length and 100 tons in weight. Female blue whales are usually larger than males of the same age.
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- Black hairy tongue - also called lingua villosa nigra - is a black or dark coloured furry looking coating on the tongue. It looks and sounds bad, but is not a risk to health. Symptoms include: 1  The classic dark coating, which can also look brown or yellow.  Bad breath.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Onychauxis presents with thickened nails without deformity, and this simple thickening may be the result of trauma, acromegaly, Darier's disease, psoriasis, or pityriasis rubra pilaris, or, in some cases, hereditary.
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Club Foot Congenital Talipes Equinovarus Talipes equinovarus (once called club foot) is a deformity of the foot and ankle that a baby can be born with. It is not clear exactly what causes talipes. In most cases, it is diagnosed by the typical appearance of a baby's foot after they are born. The Ponseti method is now a widely used treatment for talipes.
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Platypus Facts This placid-looking male platypus has a secret weapon: spurs on its hindfeet that are connected to a gland that produces toxic venom. Males use them against predators or in battles with other males during mating season. A strike from a toxic platypus spur can kill a dog.latypuses (which is the correct plural form, not platypi) have a paddle-shaped tail like a beaver; a sleek, furry body like an otter; and a flat bill and webbed feet like a duck. In fact, the first time a platypus was brought from Australia to Britain, people couldn't believe that it was a real animal.
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Even-toed ungulate The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla, from Greek ἄρτιος (ártios), meaning 'even', and δάκτυλος (dáktylos), meaning 'finger/toe') are ungulates (hoofed animals) whose weight is borne equally by the third and fourth toes. By contrast, odd-toed ungulates, such as horses, bear their weight primarily on their third toe.
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- Bradypus tridactylus; three-toed sloth; ai. Hypernyms (Bradypus tridactylus is a kind of...): sloth; tree sloth (any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits). BRADYPUS TRIDACTYLUS (noun). The noun BRADYPUS TRIDACTYLUS has 1 sense: 1. a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot. Familiarity information: BRADYPUS TRIDACTYLUS used as a noun is very rare.
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Reef triggerfish The reef, rectangular, or wedge-tail triggerfish, also known by its Hawaiian name, humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (pronounced [ˈhumuˈhumuˈnukuˈnukuˈwaːpuˈwɐʔə]), also spelled Humuhumunukunukuapua'a or just humuhumu for short; meaning triggerfish with a snout like a pig. is one of several species of triggerfish.
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Melanoplus Melanoplus is a large genus of grasshoppers. They are the typical large grasshoppers (and in some cases migratory locusts) in North America. A common name is spur-throat grasshoppers (also spurthroat or spur-throated grasshoppers), but this more typically refers to members of the related subfamily Catantopinae.
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Choctaw Bone Pickers, Burial Customs and Superstitions Hushtahli is from Hashi (Sun) and Tahli (to complete an action). Hushatahli is believed to have originated as a Choctaw term without European influence; the Choctaw were believed to be sun worshipers. Fire was the most striking representation of the sun, having intelligence, and was considered to be in constant communication with the sun.
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echidna : a spiny-coated toothless burrowing nocturnal monotreme mammal (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that has a long extensible tongue and long heavy claws and that feeds chiefly on ants; also: a related mammal (Zaglossus bruijni) of New Guinea having a longer snout and shorter spines.
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Tiger quoll The tiger quoll, also known as the spotted-tail quoll, the spotted quoll, the spotted-tail dasyure or the tiger cat, is a carnivorous marsupial of the quoll genus Dasyurus native to Australia. With males and females weighing around 3.5 and 1.8 kg, respectively, it is mainland Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial, and the world's longest extant carnivorous marsupial. Two subspecies are recognised; the nominate is found in wet forests of southeastern Australia and Tasmania, and a northern sub