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Old World porcupines

Old World porcupines is the plural of Old World porcupine.

Meaning of Old World porcupine

Noun

Old World porcupine (plural Old World porcupines)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    hystricid

Questions about Old World porcupines

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

Words near Old World porcupines in the dictionary

  1. Old World monkeys
  2. Old World mouse
  3. Old World oriole
  4. Old World orioles
  5. Old World porcupine
  6. Old World porcupines
  7. Old World quail
  8. Old World quails
  9. Old World rat
  10. Old World rats
  11. Old World ROM

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