Old World porcupine

Old World porcupine
Any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the order Hystricidae, native to the southern part of the Eastern Hemisphere
Syn: hystricid

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  • porcupine — noun (plural porcupines; also porcupine) Etymology: Middle English porke despyne, from Middle French porc espin, from Old Italian porcospino, from Latin porcus pig + spina spine, prickle Date: 15th century any of various relatively large slow… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • porcupine — noun a large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail. [Families Hystricidae (Old World) and Erethizontidae (New World).] Origin ME: from OFr. porc espin, from Provençal porc espi(n), from L. porcus pig + spina thorn …   English new terms dictionary

  • porcupine — por•cu•pine [[t]ˈpɔr kyəˌpaɪn[/t]] n. mam any large rodent of the New World family Erethizontidae or the Old World family Hystricidae, having stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME porcupyne, porcapyne, ME porke… …   From formal English to slang

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