Porcupine
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Description
Any of several small, quill-bearing rodents found throughout the world. Porcupines may be brown, gray, or occassionally white. Their quills have been used for basketry and other small objects.
Synonyms and Related Terms
porcupine quill; Stachelschweine (Deut.); puerco espín (Esp.); porc-épic (Fr.); stekelvarkens (Ned.); porco espinho (Port.);
Additional Images
Porcupine quill example
Porcupine quill example
Porcupine quill example
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Resources and Citations
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "porcupine." Accessed 2 Jan. 2005 .
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006)
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998