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porcupine meaning in Bengali

সজারু śojaru

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/

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porcupine in Bengali: সজারু (śojaru), হেঁজা (hẽza), সেঁজার (śẽjar), সেজার (śejar). In English, porcupine means any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

Bengali words for porcupine

porcupine
সজারু śojaru, হেঁজা hẽza, সেঁজার śẽjar, সেজার śejar, হেঁজার hẽzar, হেঁজ hêz

English meaning of porcupine

  1. noun Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
  2. noun An echidna.

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Questions about porcupine in Bengali

What is the meaning of porcupine in Bengali?
Porcupine in Bengali is সজারু (śojaru), হেঁজা (hẽza), সেঁজার (śẽjar), সেজার (śejar).
porcupine এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Porcupine: সজারু (śojaru), হেঁজা (hẽza), সেঁজার (śẽjar), সেজার (śejar).
What does porcupine mean in English?
Porcupine means any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

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Bengali words from Wiktionary's Bengali entries whose English meaning is “porcupine”: সজারু, সেঁজার, সেজার, হেঁজ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: porcupine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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