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New World porcupines

New World porcupines is the plural of New World porcupine.

Meaning of New World porcupine

Noun

New World porcupine (plural New World porcupines)

  1. Any of the large, arboreal, spiny-furred rodents of the family Erethizontidae, native to forests and wooded regions of North America and northern South America.
    • New World porcupines, found in both North and South America, are arboreal and climb trees with agility, aided in some species by a prehensile tail.2004, Fred Cooke, editor, The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide, page 232
    Synonyms:
    erethizontid

Questions about New World porcupines

What is New World porcupines the plural of?
New World porcupines is the plural of New World porcupine.

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