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crested porcupine

crested porcupine noun: a rodent of species Hystrix cristata, native to Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.

crested porcupine: a rodent of species Hystrix cristata, native to Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa
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Noun

crested porcupine (plural crested porcupines)

  1. A rodent of species Hystrix cristata, native to Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Forms of crested porcupine

pluralcrested porcupines

Words formed from crested porcupine

Questions about crested porcupine

What does crested porcupine mean?
Crested porcupine means a rodent of species Hystrix cristata, native to Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.
What part of speech is crested porcupine?
Crested porcupine is a noun.
What is the plural of crested porcupine?
The plural of crested porcupine is crested porcupines.

Words near crested porcupine in the dictionary

  1. crested oropendolas
  2. crested penguin
  3. crested penguins
  4. crested pigeon
  5. crested pigeons
  6. crested porcupine
  7. crested porcupines
  8. crested rat
  9. crested rats
  10. crested screamer
  11. crested screamers

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