porcupine rat
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Porcupine — Taxobox name = Porcikupines| image caption = North American Porcupine regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia subordo = Hystricomorpha subdivision ranks = General subdivision = Family Erethizontidae : Coendou :… … Wikipedia
porcupine — /pawr kyeuh puyn /, n. any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America. [1375 1425; late ME porcupyne, var. of porcapyne; r. porke despyne < MF porc d espine thorny pig. See PORK … Universalium
rat — Synonyms and related words: Angora goat, Arctic fox, Belgian hare, Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Caffre cat, Indian buffalo, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Kodiak bear, Quisling, SOB, Virginia deer, aardvark, aardwolf, alpaca, anteater, antelope, antelope… … Moby Thesaurus
spiny rat — noun 1. : any of various So. or Central American rats of Echimys and closely related genera having more or less bristly fur called also hedgehog rat, porcupine rat 2. : spiny mouse 2 * * * any of various ratlike rodents of the genus Echimys,… … Useful english dictionary
Bristle-spined Rat — Temporal range: none Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] … Wikipedia
New World porcupine — New World Porcupines Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Old World porcupine — Old World porcupines Temporal range: Early Miocene–Recent … Wikipedia
African Brush-tailed Porcupine — Taxobox name = African Brush tailed Porcupine status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = unknown image width = 300px image caption = African brush tailed porcupine sold for meat in Cameroon regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia… … Wikipedia
North American Porcupine — Temporal range: Late Pliocene Recent BioDome, Montreal Conservation status … Wikipedia
Brazilian Porcupine — Conservation status Least Conc … Wikipedia
