Lexic.us

Definition of Genus Erethizon

1. Noun. A genus of Erethizontidae.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Erethizon

Literary usage of Genus Erethizon

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

1. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1882)
"The genus Erethizon is represented by a single species, divisible into two geographical varieties—the Canada Porcupine, E, ..."

2. 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 ..."

3. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater, Indian Museum (1891)
"¡Mamm., ii, p. 410. Distribution—The Brazilian region of South America. a. Ale. 9 Purchased. Genus ERETHIZON. Erethizon, F. Cuvier Mem. Mut., Paris, ix, p. ..."

4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The genus erethizon has a non-prehensile tail, short, thick, flattened, covered at the base above with hairs and spines, and on the under side and at the ..."

5. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"Urson, Buff. xn. Icon. Schreb. t. 169. Buff. xn. t. 55. Ency. Method. *. 65,/. 1. Inhabits Canada. Obs. Type of MF Cuvier's genus Erethizon. 686. 7. ..."

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