HyperDic: porcupine

English > 1 sense of the word porcupine:
NOUNanimalporcupine, hedgehogrelatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
porcupine > pronunciation
Soundspao'rkyahpay.n
Rhymesaffine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn...
English > porcupine: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningrelatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur.
Synonymhedgehog
PartsquillA stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog / hedgehog
NarrowerNew World porcupinearboreal porcupine
Old World porcupineterrestrial / terrestrial porcupine
Broaderrodent, gnawerrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Spanisherinaceinae, espín, puerco espín, puercoespín
Catalanespín, porc espí

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