See porcupine on Wiktionary
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"Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised."
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"english": "baby porcupine",
"sense": "any species of Erethizontidae",
"word": "porcupette"
}
],
"id": "en-porcupine-en-noun-en:Q1223829",
"links": [
[
"rodent",
"rodent"
],
[
"taxonomic",
"taxonomic"
],
[
"families",
"family"
],
[
"Hystricidae",
"Hystricidae#Translingual"
],
[
"Old World porcupine",
"Old World porcupine"
],
[
"Erethizontidae",
"Erethizontidae#Translingual"
],
[
"New World porcupine",
"New World porcupine"
],
[
"Hystricognathi",
"Hystricognathi#Translingual"
],
[
"spine",
"spine"
],
[
"quill",
"quill"
],
[
"animal",
"animal"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "porcine"
},
{
"word": "porcupette"
},
{
"word": "porcus"
},
{
"word": "porky"
},
{
"word": "porpentine"
},
{
"word": "echidna"
},
{
"word": "hedgehog"
},
{
"word": "spiny anteater"
},
{
"word": "urchin"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
"word": "urson"
}
],
"senseid": [
"en:Q1223829"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "any species of Hystricidae or Erethizontidae",
"word": "spine pig"
},
{
"sense": "any species of Hystricidae or Erethizontidae",
"word": "porky"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "abe",
"lang": "Abenaki",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "kôgw"
},
{
"code": "ach",
"lang": "Acholi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "coo"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ystervark"
},
{
"code": "apw",
"lang": "Western Apache",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "dahszíné"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nayṣ",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "نَيْص"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "duldul",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "دُلْدُل"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nēṣ",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "نيص"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xozuk",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "խոզուկ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ozni",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ոզնի"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "kẽtela pohu",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "কেঁটেলা পহু"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escurpín"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gochuspín"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "perrucuspín"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "oxlu kirpi"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "arantzurde"
},
{
"code": "sne",
"lang": "Bau Bidayuh",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "bidiek"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "dzikabráz",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дзікабра́з"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bodlivo prase",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "бодливо прасе"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hpru",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ဖြူ"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hprukaung",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ဖြူကောင်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc espí"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "tejaan"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "tetuong"
},
{
"code": "ny",
"lang": "Chichewa",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "nungu"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "háozhū",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "豪豬 /豪猪"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepindsvin"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "stekelvarken"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "histriko"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "okassiga"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "piikikäs"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc-épic"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porco espiño"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mačvzɣarba",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "მაჩვზღარბა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Stachelschwein"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akanthóchoiros",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ακανθόχοιρος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hústrix",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ὕστριξ"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "śāhuḍī",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "શાહુડી"
},
{
"code": "bgc",
"lang": "Haryanvi",
"roman": "seh",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "सेह"
},
{
"code": "bgc",
"lang": "Haryanvi",
"roman": "sehī",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "सेही"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "דורבן"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "dorbán",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "דָּרְבָּן"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sāhī",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "साही"
},
{
"code": "hop",
"lang": "Hopi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "muungyaw"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "sül"
},
{
"code": "iba",
"lang": "Iban",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "torcán"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "istrice"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porcospino"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamaarashi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ヤマアラシ"
},
{
"alt": "やまあらし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamaarashi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "山荒"
},
{
"code": "kac",
"lang": "Jingpho",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "dumsi"
},
{
"code": "kls",
"lang": "Kalasha",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "šu"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jaira",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "жайра"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑmaa",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ប្រមា"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kam prɑmaa",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "កាំប្រមា"
},
{
"code": "ki",
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "njege"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "wutun"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "lisis"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hojeo",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "호저"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sanmichigwang'i",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "산미치광이"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "sîxurr",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سیخوڕ"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "sûçerr",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سووچەڕ"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "sîxurr"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "sîxwirr",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سیخوْڕ"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "süçerr",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سۊچەڕ"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "sêxçûllî",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سێخچووڵی"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "cütkör",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "чүткөр"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jayra",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "жайра"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "men",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ເໝັ້ນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hystrix"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dzeloņcūka"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dygliatriušis"
},
{
"code": "luy",
"lang": "Luhya",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "enjekeche"
},
{
"code": "clt",
"lang": "Lutuv",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "saakuv"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "cewe duri"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sāḷū",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "साळू"
},
{
"code": "mnw",
"lang": "Mon",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ဗလေၚ်"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "holepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pòrc-espin"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "kirpi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "كرپی"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "salla"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sallaka"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "šašgáy",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ششګی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xârpošt",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "خارپشت"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "taši",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "تشی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sogorne",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سگرنه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeżozwierz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porco-espinho"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "seh",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ਸੇਹ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "porc spinos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc-ghimpos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dikobráz",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобра́з"
},
{
"code": "sib",
"lang": "Sebop",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "larak"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобраз"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "dikobraz"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "māen",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "မဵၼ်ႈ"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ježevec"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "štapata swinja"
},
{
"code": "st",
"lang": "Sotho",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "noko"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "puercoespín"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "nungunungu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "piggsvin"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "jordpiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "buuron"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "karuui"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "pwerkospin"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "jayra",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ҷайра"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "dugpušt",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "дугпушт"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "muḷḷampaṉṟi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "முள்ளம்பன்றி"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mên",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "เม่น"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "oklu kirpi"
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"ipa": "/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kɪˌpaɪn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kəˌpaɪn/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "any species of Hystricidae or Erethizontidae",
"word": "spine pig"
},
{
"sense": "any species of Hystricidae or Erethizontidae",
"word": "porky"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "abe",
"lang": "Abenaki",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "kôgw"
},
{
"code": "ach",
"lang": "Acholi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "coo"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ystervark"
},
{
"code": "apw",
"lang": "Western Apache",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "dahszíné"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nayṣ",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "نَيْص"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "duldul",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "دُلْدُل"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nēṣ",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "نيص"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xozuk",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "խոզուկ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ozni",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ոզնի"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "kẽtela pohu",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "কেঁটেলা পহু"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escurpín"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gochuspín"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "perrucuspín"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "oxlu kirpi"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "arantzurde"
},
{
"code": "sne",
"lang": "Bau Bidayuh",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "bidiek"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "dzikabráz",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дзікабра́з"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bodlivo prase",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "бодливо прасе"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hpru",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ဖြူ"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hprukaung",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ဖြူကောင်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc espí"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "tejaan"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "tetuong"
},
{
"code": "ny",
"lang": "Chichewa",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "nungu"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "háozhū",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "豪豬 /豪猪"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepindsvin"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "stekelvarken"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "histriko"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "okassiga"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "piikikäs"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc-épic"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porco espiño"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mačvzɣarba",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "მაჩვზღარბა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Stachelschwein"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akanthóchoiros",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ακανθόχοιρος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hústrix",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ὕστριξ"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "śāhuḍī",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "શાહુડી"
},
{
"code": "bgc",
"lang": "Haryanvi",
"roman": "seh",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "सेह"
},
{
"code": "bgc",
"lang": "Haryanvi",
"roman": "sehī",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "सेही"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "דורבן"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "dorbán",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "דָּרְבָּן"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sāhī",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "साही"
},
{
"code": "hop",
"lang": "Hopi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "muungyaw"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "sül"
},
{
"code": "iba",
"lang": "Iban",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "torcán"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "istrice"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porcospino"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamaarashi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ヤマアラシ"
},
{
"alt": "やまあらし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamaarashi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "山荒"
},
{
"code": "kac",
"lang": "Jingpho",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "dumsi"
},
{
"code": "kls",
"lang": "Kalasha",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "šu"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jaira",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "жайра"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑmaa",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ប្រមា"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kam prɑmaa",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "កាំប្រមា"
},
{
"code": "ki",
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "njege"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "wutun"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "lisis"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hojeo",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "호저"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sanmichigwang'i",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "산미치광이"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "sîxurr",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سیخوڕ"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "sûçerr",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سووچەڕ"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "sîxurr"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "sîxwirr",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سیخوْڕ"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "süçerr",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سۊچەڕ"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "sêxçûllî",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سێخچووڵی"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "cütkör",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "чүткөр"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jayra",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "жайра"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "men",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ເໝັ້ນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hystrix"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dzeloņcūka"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dygliatriušis"
},
{
"code": "luy",
"lang": "Luhya",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "enjekeche"
},
{
"code": "clt",
"lang": "Lutuv",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "saakuv"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "cewe duri"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sāḷū",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "साळू"
},
{
"code": "mnw",
"lang": "Mon",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ဗလေၚ်"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "holepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pòrc-espin"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "kirpi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "كرپی"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "salla"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sallaka"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "šašgáy",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ششګی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xârpošt",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "خارپشت"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "taši",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "تشی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sogorne",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سگرنه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeżozwierz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porco-espinho"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "seh",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ਸੇਹ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "porc spinos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc-ghimpos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dikobráz",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобра́з"
},
{
"code": "sib",
"lang": "Sebop",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "larak"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобраз"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "dikobraz"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "māen",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "မဵၼ်ႈ"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ježevec"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "štapata swinja"
},
{
"code": "st",
"lang": "Sotho",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "noko"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "puercoespín"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "nungunungu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "piggsvin"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "jordpiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "buuron"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "karuui"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "pwerkospin"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "jayra",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ҷайра"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "dugpušt",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "дугпушт"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "muḷḷampaṉṟi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "முள்ளம்பன்றி"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mên",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "เม่น"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "oklu kirpi"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dykobráz",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобра́з"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "سیہہ"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "jeyre",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "جەيرە"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "jayra"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "nhím"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ballasg"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "ychel"
},
{
"code": "wo",
"lang": "Wolof",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"word": "saaw mi"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "shtekhl-khazer",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שטעכל־חזיר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"note": "also \"hedgehog\"",
"roman": "yozh",
"sense": "rodent of the family Hystricidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יאָזש"
},
{
"code": "abe",
"lang": "Abenaki",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "kôgw"
},
{
"code": "apw",
"lang": "Western Apache",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "dahszíné"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "tsutsi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "ᏧᏥ"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "oganaiyusdi tsutsiyosdi",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "ᎣᎦᎾᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏧᏥᏲᏍᏗ"
},
{
"code": "chy",
"lang": "Cheyenne",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "heškovėstse"
},
{
"code": "cr",
"lang": "Cree",
"roman": "kaakwa",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "ᑳᑿ"
},
{
"code": "dak",
"lang": "Dakota",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "pahiŋ"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "træpindsvin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "piikikkö"
},
{
"code": "sac",
"lang": "Fox",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "akâkwa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Baumstachler"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Urson"
},
{
"code": "hrx",
"lang": "Hunsrik",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Stacheldier"
},
{
"code": "iu",
"lang": "Inuktitut",
"roman": "ilaaqotsiq",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "ᐃᓛᖁᑦᓯᖅ"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ursone"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ursonas"
},
{
"code": "mic",
"lang": "Mi'kmaq",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"animate"
],
"word": "matues"
},
{
"code": "mia",
"lang": "Miami",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "aakaawita"
},
{
"code": "xpq",
"lang": "Mohegan-Pequot",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "kôq"
},
{
"code": "moe",
"lang": "Montagnais",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "kakᵘ"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "dahsání"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "gaag"
},
{
"code": "paw",
"lang": "Pawnee",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "cuururaruus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "quandu"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "agidya"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trädpiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "unm",
"lang": "Unami",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "kawiya"
},
{
"code": "esu",
"lang": "Yup'ik",
"sense": "rodent of the family Erethizonidae",
"word": "ilaanquciq"
}
],
"word": "porcupine"
}
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