Home
3D
Stylish English
Comic Cartoon
Curly
Decorative
Dingbats
Dotted
Famous
Fire
Gothic
Groovy
Handwriting
Headline
more
Horror
Ice Snow
Modern
Outline
Russian
Sci Fi
Script
Valentine
Alien
Animals
Army Stencil
Asian
Bitmap Pixel
Black Letter
Blurred
Brush
Celtic Irish
Chalk Crayon
Christmas
Computer
Disney
Distorted
Easter
Fantasy
Fixed Width
Graffiti
Greek Roman
Halloween
Italic
LCD
Medieval
Mexican
Movies Tv
Old English
Old School
Pointed
Retro
Rock Stone
Rounded
School
Scratched
Serif
Square
Trash
Typewriter
USA
Various
Western
English to English Dictionary ⇛
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Definition of porcupine
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of porcupine is as below...
Porcupine
(n.) 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..
Lern More About Porcupine
☛ Wiki Definition of Porcupine
☛ Wiki Article of Porcupine
☛ Google Meaning of Porcupine
☛ Google Search for Porcupine
Hystricine
::
Hystricine
(a.) Like or
pertaining
to the
porcupines.
Echidna
::
Echidna
(n.) A genus of
Monotremata
found in
Australia,
Tasmania,
and New
Guinea.
They are
toothless
and
covered
with
spines;
--
called
also
porcupine
ant-eater,
and
Australian
ant-eater..
Hystrix
::
Hystrix
(n.) A genus of
rodents,
including
the
porcupine..
Coendoo
::
Coendoo
(n.) The
Brazilian
porcupine
(Cercolades,
/
Sphingurus,
prehensiles),
remarkable
for its
prehensile
tail..
Hedgehog
::
Hedgehog
(n.) The
Canadian
porcupine.
Globefish
::
Globefish
(n.) A
plectognath
fish of the
genera
Diodon,
Tetrodon,
and
allied
genera.
The
globefishes
can suck in water or air and
distend
the body to a more or less
globular
form.
Called
also
porcupine
fish, and sea
hedgehog.
See
Diodon..
Porcupine
::
Porcupine
(n.) 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..
Urson
::
Urson (n.) The
Canada
porcupine.
See
Porcupine.
Hystricomorphous
::
Hystricomorphous
(a.) Like, or
allied
to, the
porcupines;
-- said of a group
(Hystricomorpha)
of
rodents..
Porpentine
::
Porpentine
(n.)
Porcupine.
Ericius
::
Ericius
(n.) The
Vulgate
rendering
of the
Hebrew
word
qip/d,
which in the
Authorized
Version
is
translated
bittern,
and in the
Revised
Version,
porcupine..
Porcupine
::
Porcupine
(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..
Tuko-tuko
::
Tuko-tuko
(n.) A
burrowing
South
American
rodent
(Ctenomys
Braziliensis).
It has small eyes and ears and a short tail. It
resembles
the
pocket
gopher
in size, form, and
habits,
but is more
nearly
allied
to the
porcupines..
Quill
::
Quill (n.) A spine of the
hedgehog
or
porcupine.
Diodon
::
Diodon
(n.) A genus of
spinose,
plectognath
fishes,
having
the teeth of each jaw
united
into a
single
beaklike
plate.
They are able to
inflate
the body by
taking
in air or
water,
and,
hence,
are
called
globefishes,
swellfishes,
etc.
Called
also
porcupine
fishes,
and sea
hedgehogs..
Sea Porcupine
::
Sea
porcupine
() Any fish of the genus
Diodon,
and
allied
genera,
whose body is
covered
with
spines.
See
Illust.
under
Diodon..
Random Fonts
Most Popular
Privacy Policy
GDPR Policy
Terms & Conditions
Contact Us