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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]