porcupine

Definition of porcupine in English English dictionary: A large rodent with long quills that stand straight up when it is attacked or surprised; {n} a genus of quadrupeds covered with quills; relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur; {i} large rodent covered with long sharp quills (native to Europe and North America); The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus) is a well known species; Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America; The common species of Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known; They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits; Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long; A porcupine is an animal with many long, thin, sharp spikes on its back that stick out as protection when it is attacked. an animal with long, sharp parts growing all over its back and sides (porc espin, from porcus ( PORK) + spina ). Heavy-bodied, solitary, slow-moving, nocturnal rodent with quills (modified hairs) along the back, tail, and, on certain crested species, the neck and shoulders. The quills are easily detached when touched. The New World species (four genera in family Erethizontidae) are arboreal and have barbed quills; the Old World species (four genera in family Hystricidae) are terrestrial and have unbarbed quills. The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), about 31 in. (80 cm) long with a tail about 12 in. (30 cm) long and quills about 3 in. (8 cm) long, drives its powerful tail against an assailant. For food, it favours the tender tissue beneath tree bark. Crested porcupines, the typical Old World porcupines, run backward, quills erect, into the enemy. They eat roots, fruit, and other vegetation. The African crested porcupine, the largest terrestrial rodent in Europe and Africa, may weigh 60 lb (27 kg) and have quills 14 in. (35 cm) long; porpentine
porcupine puffer: a pufferfish of the family Diodontidae or Tetraodontidae
porcupine puffers: plural form of porcupine puffer
porcupine anteater: small mammal whose body is covered in spines and feeds on ants
porcupine ball: meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
porcupine fish: Any of various tropical marine fishes of the family Diodontidae, having strong sharp spines on the body and capable of inflating themselves when attacked
porcupine fish: {i} porcupinefish, tropical ocean fish whose body is covered with strong sharp spines who inflates its body when threatened or attacked
Old World porcupine: Any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the order Hystricidae, native to the southern part of the Eastern Hemisphere
brush-tailed porcupine: porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
canada porcupine: porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
long-tailed porcupine: porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
new world porcupine: arboreal porcupine
old world porcupine: terrestrial porcupine
porcupines: plural of porcupine
porcupines: meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
sea porcupine: Any fish of the genus Diodon, and allied genera, whose body is covered with spines
sea porcupine: under Diodon

porcupine

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por·cu·pine

Turkish pronunciation

pôrkyıpayn

Pronunciation

/ˈpôrkyəˌpīn/ /ˈpɔːrkjəˌpaɪn/

Etymology

() Literally spiny-pig, from Latin porcus (“pig”), + spinus (“spine”).

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