mierenegel
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of mier (“ant”) + -en- + egel (“hedgehog”). Named after its resemblance to a hedgehog and its diet of ants and termites. First attested in the mid-nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
Noun
mierenegel m (plural mierenegels, diminutive mierenegeltje n)
- echidna, any member of the family Tachyglossidae [from mid 19th c.]