{"def":{"short":"an adder or other poisonous snake (literally or figuratively)","long":["a viper, offspring of vipers",["addressed to cunning, malignant, wicked men"]]},"deriv":"of uncertain origin","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈɛ.xið.nɑ","ipa_mod":"ˈe̞.çið.nɑ","sbl":"echidna","dic":"EH-heeth-na","dic_mod":"A-heeth-na"}}