Any of the sharp, partly hollow spines of a porcupine or (chiefly North American) a hedgehog.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Hystricidae (porcupine) > parts of (6) quill1590 Any of the sharp, partly hollow spines of a porcupine or (chiefly North American) a hedgehog. pen1607 The quill or barrel of a feather; (also) †the quill of a porcupine (obsolete). Now rare (regional). porcupine quill1664 porcupine stone1676 a hard concretion allegedly found in the head or body of a porcupine. spine1753 One of the prickles of a hedgehog, the quills of a porcupine, or similar growth on other animals. Subcategories:— shake of quills (1) |
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