Definitions | porcupine |
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- A large rodent with long quills that stand straight up when it is attacked or surprised.
Translations: - Dutch: stekelvarken
- French: porc-épic
- German: Stachelschwein
- Italian: porcospino , riccio
- Spanish: puercoespín
Etymology: Spiny-pig, from Latin porcus, "pig", + spinus, "spine".
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