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Meanings of porcupine in English

Portuguese
porco espinho
Catalan
porc espí
Spanish
erinaceinae

Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur.

        porco espinho
        Usage of porcupine in English
        1
        The slow-moving porcupine was an easy target; it dropped to the ground.
        The Clan of the Cave Bear
        2
        The Gonds in Seonee were always on the lookout for a porcupine.
        Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
        3
        Not quite entirely had the porcupine unrolled when it discovered its enemy.
        The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
        4
        When all the animals were seated around the fire, the porcupine spoke.
        Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children
        5
        The only game their Indian hunter brought in, was a single porcupine.
        The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
        6
        The porcupine had at last decided that its enemy had gone away.
        The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
        7
        The porcupine had stopped waddling and turned sideways to watch her approach.
        The Fireman
        8
        Come for the porcupine clubbing, stay for the Dharma and Greg bickering.
        Reuters
        9
        But the monkey's grip never slackened; and then Pantalaimon became a porcupine.
        The amber spyglass
        10
        I fell back into the safety net of my porcupine defense mode.
        Calamity jayne
        11
        You will make a regular porcupine of her if you keep on.
        The Girl at Cobhurst
        12
        It was when the porcupine was chief, that a council was called.
        Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children
        13
        Pat had shot a boar and a porcupine, the latter with No.
        Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
        14
        But this porcupine is way too smart for the lions! Atta boy.
        The South African
        15
        Another dog was not to be beaten when once on a porcupine.
        The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
        16
        He straightened himself, the hair on his round head like porcupine quills.
        Visionaries
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