"North American porcupine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: North American porcupines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=North American porcupine}} North American porcupine (plural North American porcupines)
  1. A species of New World porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum. Wikipedia link: North American porcupine Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs Synonyms (Erethizon dorsatum): Canadian porcupine, cawquaw, urson, common porcupine [Canada, US] Translations (Erethizon dorsatum): urso (Finnish)

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