porcupine
(pɔːʳkjʊpaɪn )
Word forms: porcupines
countable noun
A porcupine is an animal with many long, thin, sharp spikes on its back that stick out as protection when it is attacked.
It was like being pierced by a porcupine.
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porcupine quills
Among the bright purple crocuses along the mossy trail were porcupine quills, each dark and pointy.
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Often its saddle and trappings were decorated with beads and porcupine quills and for the hunt its mane and tail were intertwined with multicoloured ribbons.
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They embellished hides with dyes, paints, beads, and porcupine quills.
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Porcupine quills have recently inspired a new type of hypodermic needle.
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Birchbark baskets are often embellished with dyed porcupine quills.
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