porcapyne
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pore de spyne — porcapyne, pore de spyne obs. forms of porcupine … Useful english dictionary
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
porcupine — por•cu•pine [[t]ˈpɔr kyəˌpaɪn[/t]] n. mam any large rodent of the New World family Erethizontidae or the Old World family Hystricidae, having stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME porcupyne, porcapyne, ME porke… … From formal English to slang
