| 单词 | porcupine |
| 释义 | porcupine n. 1. any rodent of the family Hystricidae native to Africa, Asia, and SE Europe, or the family Erethizontidae native to America, having defensive spines or quills. 2. (attrib.) denoting any of various animals or other organisms with spines. Phrases and idioms porcupine fish a marine fish, Diodon hystrix, covered with sharp spines and often distending itself into a spherical shape. Derivatives porcupinish adj. porcupiny adj. Etymology: ME f. OF porc espin f. Prov. porc espi(n) ult. f. L porcus pig + spina thorn |
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