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Zaglossus

noun
Za·​glos·​sus | \ zəˈgläsəs, -glȯs-\

Definition of Zaglossus

: a genus of spiny anteaters of New Guinea — see echidna sense 1b

History and Etymology for Zaglossus

New Latin, from za-, intensive prefix (from Greek, from za through, from dia) + -glossus (from Greek glōssa tongue)

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