old world porcupine

English - English

Definition of old world porcupine in English English dictionary

Any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the order Hystricidae, native to the southern part of the Eastern Hemisphere

terrestrial porcupine

Hyphenation

old world por·cu·pine

Turkish pronunciation

ōld wırld pôrkyıpayn

Synonyms

hystricid

Pronunciation

/ˈōld ˈwərld ˈpôrkyəˌpīn/ /ˈoʊld ˈwɜrld ˈpɔːrkjəˌpaɪn/

Etymology

() Old World + porcupine