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Definition of Brush-tail porcupine
1. Noun. Porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail.
Exact synonyms: Brush-tailed Porcupine
Generic synonyms: Old World Porcupine
Group relationships: Atherurus, Genus Atherurus
Generic synonyms: Old World Porcupine
Group relationships: Atherurus, Genus Atherurus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brush-tail Porcupine
Literary usage of Brush-tail porcupine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"... with three Culex mosquitoes taken from a brush tail porcupine hole, Amisi with
two G. palpalis, ..."