"Canadian porcupine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Canadian porcupines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Canadian porcupine (plural Canadian porcupines)
  1. A North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum). Wikipedia link: North American porcupine Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs Synonyms: Canada porcupine Synonyms (Erethizon dorsatum): cawquaw, North American porcupine, urson, common porcupine [Canada, US]
    Sense id: en-Canadian_porcupine-en-noun-azoNkU2i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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