porcupine in Malay
landak
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/
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colloquial/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kiˌpaɪn/
porcupine in Malay: landak, cewe duri. 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.
Malay words for porcupine
- rodent of the family Hystricidae
- landak, cewe duri
English meaning of porcupine
- 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.
- noun An echidna.
Synonyms of porcupine
porcupine in other languages
- porcupine in Hindi
- porcupine in Tamil
- porcupine in Marathi
- porcupine in Urdu
- porcupine in Bengali
- porcupine in Telugu
- porcupine in Malayalam
- porcupine in Kannada
- porcupine in Punjabi
- porcupine in Gujarati
- porcupine in Sanskrit
- porcupine in Assamese
- porcupine in Pashto
- porcupine in Tagalog
- porcupine in Arabic
- porcupine in Indonesian
- porcupine in Persian
- porcupine in Thai
- porcupine in Vietnamese
- porcupine in Myanmar
Questions about porcupine in Malay
- What is the meaning of porcupine in Malay?
- Porcupine in Malay is landak, cewe duri.
- Apakah maksud porcupine dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Porcupine: landak, cewe duri.
- 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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