"New World porcupine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: New World porcupines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=New World porcupine}} New World porcupine (plural New World porcupines)
  1. Any of the large, arboreal, spiny-furred rodents of the family Erethizontidae, native to forests and wooded regions of North America and northern South America. Wikipedia link: New World porcupine Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs Synonyms (any species of family Erethizontidae): erethizontid Coordinate_terms: Old World porcupine
    Sense id: en-New_World_porcupine-en-noun-dU5j3nVk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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