porcupine
Meaning of porcupine
noun
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
Information about porcupine
- It is a name.
- The plural form of porcupine is: porcupines.
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Hyphenation of porcupine
por-cu-pine
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- porcupine is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
porcupine synonyms
Meaning hedgehog:
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Translation of porcupine
- Italian: porcospino
- Portuguese: porco-espinho
Anagrams of porcupine
Words that rhyme with porcupine
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