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hystricid

hystricid noun: any member of the family Hystricidae, Old World porcupines.

Noun

hystricid (plural hystricids)

  1. Any member of the family Hystricidae, Old World porcupines

Forms of hystricid

pluralhystricids

Questions about hystricid

What does hystricid mean?
Hystricid means any member of the family Hystricidae, Old World porcupines.
What part of speech is hystricid?
Hystricid is a noun.
What is the plural of hystricid?
The plural of hystricid is hystricids.

Words near hystricid in the dictionary

  1. hystory
  2. hystos
  3. hystrichosphere
  4. hystrichospheres
  5. hystriciasis
  6. hystricid
  7. hystricids
  8. hystricine
  9. hystricism
  10. hystricognath
  11. hystricognathous

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