Difference between revisions of "Porcupine"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | porcupine quill; Stachelschweine (Deut.); puerco | + | porcupine quill; Stachelschweine (Deut.); puerco espín (Esp.); porc-épic (Fr.); stekelvarkens (Ned.); porco espinho (Port.); |
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "porcupine." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "porcupine." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 2 Jan. 2005 . |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006) | ||
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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
Porcupine
Porcupine
Porcupine
Authority
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "porcupine." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 2 Jan. 2005 .
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006)
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998