Porcupine

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Mi'kmaq basket
MFA# 1973.161

Description

Porcupine basket
MFA # 1999.19

Any of several small, quill-bearing rodents found throughout the world. Porcupines may be brown, gray, or occasionally 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.);

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Resources and Citations

  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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