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erethizontids

erethizontids is the plural of erethizontid.

Meaning of erethizontid

Noun

erethizontid (plural erethizontids)

  1. Any of the New World porcupines comprising the family Erethizontidae.
    • Erethizontids are primarily herbivorous.[…]With their elaborate courtship behavior, the erethizontids are a fascinating group of mammals.1987, Joseph F. Merritt, Guide to the Mammals of Pennsylvan, page 235

Questions about erethizontids

What is erethizontids the plural of?
Erethizontids is the plural of erethizontid.

Words near erethizontids in the dictionary

  1. erethistic
  2. erethistid
  3. erethistids
  4. erethitic
  5. erethizontid
  6. erethizontids
  7. erethizontoid
  8. erethizontoids
  9. Eretria
  10. Eretrian
  11. Eretrians

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