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porcupine
[ pawr-kyuh-pahyn ]
noun
- any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
porcupine
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noun
- any of various large hystricomorph rodents of the families Hystricidae, of Africa, Indonesia, S Europe, and S Asia, and Erethizontidae, of the New World. All species have a body covering of protective spines or quills
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Derived Forms
- ˈ±è´Ç°ù³¦³ÜËŒ±è¾±²Ô¾±²õ³ó, adjective
- ˈ±è´Ç°ù³¦³ÜËŒ±è¾±²Ô²â, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of porcupine1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of porcupine1
C14 porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork , spine
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The machine that cuts the stone looks a little bit like a giant porcupine.
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According to reports at the time there were some clues, including the discovery of straw bedding with porcupine quills in it.
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A bloodied but determined honey badger pursues a Cape porcupine in Botswana.
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BBC Scotland News understands bedding was discovered with porcupine quills in the straw.
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The samples from the stall that contained the coronavirus also contained DNA from a variety of animals, including dogs, rabbits, hoary bamboo rats, Malayan porcupines and masked palm civets.
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