"erethizontid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: erethizontids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} erethizontid (plural erethizontids)
  1. (zoology) Any of the New World porcupines comprising the family Erethizontidae. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs Synonyms (any species of family Erethizontidae): New World porcupine Translations (Translations): eretizontide [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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