Old World porcupine
Old World porcupine noun: any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the family Hystricidae, native to the southern Eurasia and Africa.
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Noun
Old World porcupine (plural Old World porcupines)
- Any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the family Hystricidae, native to the southern Eurasia and Africa.
- Rodents are represented by four families: squirrels, Old World porcupines, mice and rats, and bamboo rats.2008, Barbara A. Holzman, Tropical Forest Biomes, page 115
- Old World porcupines inhabit much of Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. Old World porcupines are also known to gnaw on bones (Bruno and Riccardi 1995; Nowak 1999; Smithers, Skinner, and Chimimba 2005; Barhelmess 2006; Arslan 2008).2010, Peter S. Ungar, Mammal Teeth: Origin, Evolution, and Diversity, page 211
- Synonyms:
- hystricid
Synonyms of Old World porcupine
Forms of Old World porcupine
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Questions about Old World porcupine
- What does Old World porcupine mean?
- Old World porcupine means any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the family Hystricidae, native to the southern Eurasia and Africa.
- What part of speech is Old World porcupine?
- Old World porcupine is a noun.
- What is the plural of Old World porcupine?
- The plural of Old World porcupine is Old World porcupines.
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