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(pɔːʳkjʊpaɪn)

Word forms: plural 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.

porcupine in British English

(ˈpɔːkjʊˌpaɪn)

noun

any of various large hystricomorph rodents of the families Hystricidae, of Africa, Indonesia, S Europe, and S Asia, and Erethizontidae, of the New World. All species have a body covering of protective spines or quills

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porcupinish (ˈporcuˌpinish)

adjective

porcupiny (ˈporcuˌpiny)

adjective

Word origin

C14 porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork, spine

Porcupine in American English

(ˈpɔrkjəˌpaɪn)

river in N Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing into the Yukon River in NE Alas.: 590 mi (949 km)

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descriptive

porcupine in American English

(ˈpɔrkjəˌpaɪn)

nounWord forms: plural ˈporcuˌpines or ˈporcuˌpine

any of a terrestrial Old World family (Hystricidae) or an arboreal New World family (Erethizontidae) of rodents, having coarse hair mixed with long, stiff, sharp spines that can be erected

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ME porkepyn < MFr porc espin, spinous hog, spine hog < OIt porcospino < L porcus, pig (see farrow1) + spine

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单词	porcupine
释义	Trends of porcupine View usage for: porcupine (pɔːʳkjʊpaɪn) Word forms: plural 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. porcupine in British English (ˈpɔːkjʊˌpaɪn) noun any of various large hystricomorph rodents of the families Hystricidae, of Africa, Indonesia, S Europe, and S Asia, and Erethizontidae, of the New World. All species have a body covering of protective spines or quills Derived forms porcupinish (ˈporcuˌpinish) adjective porcupiny (ˈporcuˌpiny) adjective Word origin C14 porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork, spine Porcupine in American English (ˈpɔrkjəˌpaɪn) river in N Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing into the Yukon River in NE Alas.: 590 mi (949 km) Word origin descriptive porcupine in American English (ˈpɔrkjəˌpaɪn) nounWord forms: plural ˈporcuˌpines or ˈporcuˌpine any of a terrestrial Old World family (Hystricidae) or an arboreal New World family (Erethizontidae) of rodents, having coarse hair mixed with long, stiff, sharp spines that can be erected Word origin ME porkepyn < MFr porc espin, spinous hog, spine hog < OIt porcospino < L porcus, pig (see farrow1) + spine Image of porcupine © Eric Isselee, shutterstock Word lists with porcupine rodent All related terms of 'porcupine' porcupine fish any of various plectognath fishes of the genus Diodon and related genera, of temperate and tropical seas, having a body that is covered with sharp spines and can be inflated into a globe : family Diodontidae porcupine grass any of various coarse spiny-leaved inland grasses of the genus Triodia porcupine provisions provisions, such as poison pills or staggered directorships, made in the bylaws of a company to deter takeover bids porcupinefish any of a family (Diodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes) of tropical , marine bony fishes that can erect the long spines on their body by inflating themselves with air or water spinifex any of various coarse spiny-leaved inland grasses of the genus Triodia
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