porcupine

A rodent protected by sharp quills; the name includes distinct Old World and New World groups. The example shown is Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis).

All languages

English

porcupine

Norwegian

hulepinnsvin

Japanese

ヤマアラシ — やまあらし — yamaarashi

Korean

호저 — hojeo

Spanish

puercoespín

French

porc-épic

German

Stachelschwein

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