Definition of Trichys lipura

1. Noun. Porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail.

Exact synonyms: Long-tailed Porcupine
Generic synonyms: Old World Porcupine
Group relationships: Genus Trichys, Trichys

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichys Lipura

Trichostema lanatum
Trichostema lanceolatum
Trichostigma
Trichostrongylidae
Trichostrongylus axei
Trichostrongylus capricola
Trichostrongylus colubriformis
Trichostrongylus longispicularis
Trichostrongylus tenuis
Trichostrongylus vitrinus
Trichosurus
Trichosurus vulpecula
Trichothecium
Trichuris trichiura
Trichys
Trichys lipura (current term)
Tricia
Trick Night
Tricolor
Tricolour
Tricula
Tridacna gigas
Tridacnidae
Tridentine
Tridentines
Trier
Trieste
Triestino
Triestinos
Trifluvian

Literary usage of Trichys lipura

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1889)
"However, the discovery that Trichys lipura is normally provided Wlth a tail has induced me to reexamine the literature in order to ..."

2. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1876)
"Trichys lipura, sp, n. (Plate LXXI.) All the upper and lateral parts of the body are densely covered with flat flexible bristles of moderate length, ..."

3. Natural History in Zoological Gardens: Being Some Account of Vertebrated Animals by Frank Evers Beddard (1905)
"... of the Old World has such a habit of ridding itself of that tail by misadventure, that the original specimen was ineptly called Trichys lipura. ..."

4. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1892)
"1889, 70 Description of a new Antelope from Southern Central Africa 1889, 73 Note on a Bornean Porcupine, Trichys lipura .. 1889, 75 A Contribution to our ..."

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