New World porcupine

Definitions of New World porcupine
  1. noun
    arboreal porcupine
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    types:
    Canada porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
    porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
    type of:
    hedgehog, porcupine
    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
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