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Definition of Old world porcupine
1. Noun. Terrestrial porcupine.
Generic synonyms: Hedgehog, Porcupine
Group relationships: Family Hystricidae, Hystricidae
Specialized synonyms: Brush-tail Porcupine, Brush-tailed Porcupine, Long-tailed Porcupine, Trichys Lipura
Group relationships: Family Hystricidae, Hystricidae
Specialized synonyms: Brush-tail Porcupine, Brush-tailed Porcupine, Long-tailed Porcupine, Trichys Lipura
Definition of Old world porcupine
1. Noun. Any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the order Hystricidae, native to the southern part of the Eastern Hemisphere ¹
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