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Definition of Trichys lipura
1. Noun. Porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail.
Generic synonyms: Old World Porcupine
Group relationships: Genus Trichys, Trichys
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichys Lipura
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 ..."