1) Bristly rodent 2) Character created by Don Heck 3) French word used in English 4) Gnawer 5) Gnawing animal 6) Hedgehog 7) Prickly critter 8) Quill bearer 9) Quilled critter 10) Rodent 11) Rodent with quills 12) What Moe called Larry
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1) Hedgehog 2) Rodent
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• (n.) Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus) is a well known species. • (n.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile sp...
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any of 25 species of large, herbivorous, quill-bearing rodents active from early evening to dawn. All have short, stocky legs, but their tails range ... [2 related articles]
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1. <zoology> Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known. ... 2. <zoology> Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcu...
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Por'cu·pine noun [ Middle English
porkepyn ,
porpentine , Old French
porc-espi , French
porc- épic (cf. Italian
porco spino ,
porco spinoso , Spanish
puerco espino ,
puerco espin , from Latin
porcus swine +
spina thorn, spine)...
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A porcupine is any rodent with quills on its body, belonging to either of two families: Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) are terrestrial in habit and have long black-and-white quills. This family includes the genus Hystrix; or New World porcupines (Erethizontidae) which are tree-dwelling, with prehensile tails and much shorter quills.
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HMS Porcupine was a British Onslow Class destroyer of 1540 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Porcupine was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; four 2 pdr pom-pom guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes. At the end of the Second Worl...
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n] - relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
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noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
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Any rodent with quills on its body, belonging to either of two families: Old World porcupines (family Hystricidae), terrestrial in habit and having long black-and-white quills; or New World porcupines (family Erethizontidae), tree-dwelling, with prehensile tails and much shorter quills
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