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Definition of Erethizon dorsatum
1. Noun. Porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease.
Generic synonyms: New World Porcupine
Group relationships: Erethizon, Genus Erethizon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Erethizon Dorsatum
Literary usage of Erethizon dorsatum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina by Albert E. Sanders (2002)
"... 1896 Genus ERETHIZON Cuvier, 1822 Erethizon dorsatum (LINNAEUS, 1758) Figures
31, 38 MATERIAL.— DM 1, left mandibular ramus missing the anterior end and ..."
2. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"[THE COENDOU (Erethizon dorsatum, Fr. Cuv.).] In another porcupine, from Hudson's
Bay, the clavicle was almost close to the sternum. Of the Female Organs. ..."
3. The Mammals of Pennsylvania and New Jersey: A Biographic, Historic and by Samuel Nicholson Rhoads (1903)
"Genus Erethizon F. Cuvier, Memoir Museum d'Histoire Naturelles, Paris, 1822, Vol.
9, p. 426. Canada Porcupine; " Hedgehog." Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus). ..."
4. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"... Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum (L.) Red-backed vole Clethrionomys gapperi (Vigors)
Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben) Insects and Mites^ Atta ..."
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