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"taxonomic": "Atherurus africanus",
"word": "African brush-tailed porcupine"
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{
"word": "African crested porcupine"
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{
"taxonomic": "Coendou quichua",
"word": "Andean porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus insidiosus",
"word": "Bahia porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Coendou bicolor",
"word": "bicolored-spined porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Coendou nycthemera",
"word": "black dwarf porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus melanurus",
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"taxonomic": "Coendou prehensilis",
"word": "Brazilian porcupine"
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"alt": "= bristle-spined rat",
"taxonomic": "Chaetomys subspinosus",
"word": "bristle-spined porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus vestitus",
"word": "brown hairy dwarf porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
"word": "Canada porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
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{
"word": "Cape porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
"word": "common porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Hystrix cristata",
"word": "crested porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus pruinosus",
"word": "frosted hairy dwarf porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Coendou nycthemera",
"word": "Koopman's porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus mexicanus",
"word": "Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus mexicanus",
"word": "Mexican tree porcupine"
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"english": "Erethizontidae",
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"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
"word": "North American porcupine"
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"english": "Hystricidae",
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"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus villosus",
"word": "orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine"
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"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus spinosus",
"word": "Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine"
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"word": "Porcs"
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{
"word": "Porcupine"
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{
"word": "Ontario"
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{
"word": "South Dakota"
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{
"word": "Wisconsin"
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{
"english": "PAP",
"word": "Porcupine Abyssal Plain"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Bank"
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{
"alt": "= Grant's caribou",
"taxonomic": "Rangifer tarandus granti",
"word": "porcupine caribou"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Creek"
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{
"word": "porcupine family"
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{
"word": "porcupinefish"
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{
"english": "Tetraodontidae",
"word": "porcupine fish"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Flat Campground"
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{
"taxonomic": "Barleria prionitis",
"word": "porcupine flower"
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{
"alt": "PorcFest",
"word": "Porcupine Freedom Festival"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Gold Rush"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Gorge National Park"
},
{
"word": "Queensland"
},
{
"alt": "= Porcupine Gorge",
"word": "Australia"
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{
"word": "porcupine grass"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Hills"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Lake"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Mall"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Meadows Provincial Park"
},
{
"word": "British Columbia"
},
{
"word": "Canada"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Mountains"
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{
"alt": "= Porkies",
"word": "Michigan"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Plain"
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{
"word": "Saskatchewan"
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{
"word": "porcupine puffer"
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{
"word": "Porcupine River"
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{
"word": "Porcupine Seabight"
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{
"english": "Coendou",
"word": "prehensile-tailed porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus roosmalenorum",
"word": "Roosmalen's dwarf porcupine"
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{
"taxonomic": "Coendou rothschildi",
"word": "Rothschild's porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coendou sanctamartae",
"word": "Santa Marta porcupine"
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{
"word": "sea porcupine"
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{
"word": "South Porcupine"
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{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus ichillus",
"word": "streaked dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Echinoprocta rufescens",
"word": "stump-tailed porcupine"
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{
"alt": "= bristle-spined rat",
"taxonomic": "Chaetomys subspinosus",
"word": "thin-spined porcupine"
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{
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"ref": "1981, Adolph Murie, The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley, page 218",
"text": "I have no evidence of grizzlies killing porcupines or vice versa. However, occasionally there is contact and sometimes a grizzly is injured or a porcupine killed, but the latter is rare.",
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{
"ref": "2010, Richard Potts, Early Hominid Activities at Olduvai, page 81",
"text": "In particular, porcupines, hyenas, and leopards are known in Africa to transport bones to particular places.",
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{
"ref": "2011, John P. Rafferty, Rats, Bats, and Xenarthrans, page 113",
"text": "Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae) single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair. No porcupine can throw its quills, but they detach easily and will remain embedded in an attacker.",
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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."
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"word": "ոզնի"
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"word": "কেঁটেলা পহু"
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"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
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{
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"word": "ဖြူ"
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"word": "ဖြူကောင်"
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"word": "ᏧᏥ"
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"word": "豪豬"
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"word": "ᑳᑿ"
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"word": "pahiŋ"
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{
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"word": "akâkwa"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "მაჩვზღარბა"
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"code": "de",
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "landak"
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{
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{
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"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ᐃᓛᖁᑦᓯᖅ"
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{
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"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
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"word": "torcán"
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{
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"tags": [
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porcospino"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamaarashi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ヤマアラシ"
},
{
"alt": "やまあらし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamaarashi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "山荒"
},
{
"code": "kac",
"lang": "Jingpho",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "dumsi"
},
{
"code": "kls",
"lang": "Kalasha",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "šu"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jaira",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "жайра"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑmaa",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ប្រមា"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kam prɑmaa",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "កាំប្រមា"
},
{
"code": "ki",
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "njege"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "wutun"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "lisis"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hojeo",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "호저"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sanmichigwang'i",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "산미치광이"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "sîxurr",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سیخوڕ"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "sûçerr",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سووچەڕ"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "sîxurr"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "sîxwirr",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سیخوْڕ"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "süçerr",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سۊچەڕ"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "sêxçûllî",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سێخچووڵی"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "cütkör",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "чүткөр"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jayra",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "жайра"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "men",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ເໝັ້ນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hystrix"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dzeloņcūka"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"english": "some genera",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dygliatriušis"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"english": "other genera",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ursonas"
},
{
"code": "luy",
"lang": "Luhya",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "enjekeche"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "cewe duri"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sāḷū",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "साळू"
},
{
"code": "mic",
"lang": "Mi'kmaq",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"animate"
],
"word": "matues"
},
{
"code": "xpq",
"lang": "Mohegan-Pequot",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "kôq"
},
{
"code": "mnw",
"lang": "Mon",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ဗလေၚ်"
},
{
"code": "moe",
"lang": "Montagnais",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "kakᵘ"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "dahsání"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "holepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "gaag"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "kirpi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "كرپی"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "salla"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sallaka"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "šašgáy",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ششګی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xârpošt",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "خارپشت"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "taši",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "تشی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sogorne",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سگرنه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeżozwierz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"english": "Old World porcupine",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porco-espinho"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"english": "New World porcupine",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "cuandu"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "seh",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ਸੇਹ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "porc spinos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc-ghimpos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dikobráz",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобра́з"
},
{
"code": "sib",
"lang": "Sebop",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "larak"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобраз"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "dikobraz"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "māen",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "မဵၼ်ႈ"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ježevec"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "štapata swinja"
},
{
"code": "st",
"lang": "Sotho",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "noko"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "puercoespín"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "nungunungu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "piggsvin"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "jordpiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trädpiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "buuron"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "karuui"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "pwerkospin"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "jayra",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ҷайра"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "dugpušt",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "дугпушт"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "muḷḷampaṉṟi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "முள்ளம்பன்றி"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mên",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "เม่น"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "oklu kirpi"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dykobráz",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобра́з"
},
{
"code": "unm",
"lang": "Unami",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "kawiya"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سیہہ"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "jeyre",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "جەيرە"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "jayra"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "nhím"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ballasg"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ychel"
},
{
"code": "wo",
"lang": "Wolof",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "saaw mi"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "shtekhl-khazer",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שטעכל־חזיר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
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"roman": "yozh",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יאָזש"
},
{
"code": "esu",
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"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ilaanquciq"
}
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/"
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"colloquial"
]
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{
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"taxonomic": "Atherurus africanus",
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},
{
"word": "African crested porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coendou quichua",
"word": "Andean porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus insidiosus",
"word": "Bahia porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coendou bicolor",
"word": "bicolored-spined porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coendou nycthemera",
"word": "black dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus melanurus",
"word": "black-tailed hairy dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coendou prehensilis",
"word": "Brazilian porcupine"
},
{
"alt": "= bristle-spined rat",
"taxonomic": "Chaetomys subspinosus",
"word": "bristle-spined porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus vestitus",
"word": "brown hairy dwarf porcupine"
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{
"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
"word": "Canada porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
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},
{
"word": "Cape porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
"word": "common porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Hystrix cristata",
"word": "crested porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus pruinosus",
"word": "frosted hairy dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coendou nycthemera",
"word": "Koopman's porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus mexicanus",
"word": "Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus mexicanus",
"word": "Mexican tree porcupine"
},
{
"english": "Erethizontidae",
"word": "New World porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Erethizon dorsatum",
"word": "North American porcupine"
},
{
"english": "Hystricidae",
"word": "Old World porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus villosus",
"word": "orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus spinosus",
"word": "Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"word": "Porcs"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine"
},
{
"word": "Ontario"
},
{
"word": "South Dakota"
},
{
"word": "Wisconsin"
},
{
"english": "PAP",
"word": "Porcupine Abyssal Plain"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Bank"
},
{
"alt": "= Grant's caribou",
"taxonomic": "Rangifer tarandus granti",
"word": "porcupine caribou"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Creek"
},
{
"word": "porcupine family"
},
{
"word": "porcupinefish"
},
{
"english": "Tetraodontidae",
"word": "porcupine fish"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Flat Campground"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Barleria prionitis",
"word": "porcupine flower"
},
{
"alt": "PorcFest",
"word": "Porcupine Freedom Festival"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Gold Rush"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Gorge National Park"
},
{
"word": "Queensland"
},
{
"alt": "= Porcupine Gorge",
"word": "Australia"
},
{
"word": "porcupine grass"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Hills"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Lake"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Mall"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Meadows Provincial Park"
},
{
"word": "British Columbia"
},
{
"word": "Canada"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Mountains"
},
{
"alt": "= Porkies",
"word": "Michigan"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Plain"
},
{
"word": "Saskatchewan"
},
{
"word": "porcupine puffer"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine River"
},
{
"word": "Porcupine Seabight"
},
{
"english": "Coendou",
"word": "prehensile-tailed porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus roosmalenorum",
"word": "Roosmalen's dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coendou rothschildi",
"word": "Rothschild's porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coendou sanctamartae",
"word": "Santa Marta porcupine"
},
{
"word": "sea porcupine"
},
{
"word": "South Porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphiggurus ichillus",
"word": "streaked dwarf porcupine"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Echinoprocta rufescens",
"word": "stump-tailed porcupine"
},
{
"alt": "= bristle-spined rat",
"taxonomic": "Chaetomys subspinosus",
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},
{
"word": "USS Porcupine"
}
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"2": "la",
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"4": "",
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"4": "spine"
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"args": {
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{
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"2": "porcospino"
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{
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"1": "pt",
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},
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"word": "Chaetomyinae"
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{
"word": "echimyid"
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{
"word": "Echimyidae"
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{
"word": "Echinoprocta"
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{
"word": "Erethizon"
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{
"word": "erethizontid"
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{
"word": "Erethizontinae"
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{
"word": "erethizontine"
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{
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{
"word": "Hystricognathi"
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{
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{
"word": "porcus"
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{
"word": "porcupette"
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{
"word": "porky"
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{
"word": "porpentine"
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{
"word": "Sphiggurus"
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{
"word": "echidna"
},
{
"word": "hedgehog"
},
{
"word": "spiny anteater"
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{
"word": "urchin"
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{
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"Entries using missing taxonomic name (subfamily)",
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"Khmer terms with redundant script codes",
"Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
"Marathi terms with redundant script codes",
"Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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"ref": "1981, Adolph Murie, The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley, page 218",
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"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2010, Richard Potts, Early Hominid Activities at Olduvai, page 81",
"text": "In particular, porcupines, hyenas, and leopards are known in Africa to transport bones to particular places.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2011, John P. Rafferty, Rats, Bats, and Xenarthrans, page 113",
"text": "Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae) single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair. No porcupine can throw its quills, but they detach easily and will remain embedded in an attacker.",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"Hystricidae",
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[
"Old World porcupine",
"Old World porcupine"
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"Erethizontidae",
"Erethizontidae#Translingual"
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[
"New World porcupine",
"New World porcupine"
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[
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[
"spine",
"spine"
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[
"quill",
"quill"
],
[
"animal",
"animal"
]
],
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"porcupine"
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kiˌpaɪn/",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kɪˌpaɪn/",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kəˌpaɪn/",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
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"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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"sense": "any species of Hystricidae or Erethizontidae",
"word": "spine pig"
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{
"sense": "any species of Hystricidae or Erethizontidae",
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"word": "porpentine"
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{
"english": "archaic alterations of porcupine",
"word": "porpintine"
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"code": "abe",
"lang": "Abenaki",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "kôgw"
},
{
"code": "ach",
"lang": "Acholi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "coo"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ystervark"
},
{
"code": "apw",
"lang": "Western Apache",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "dahszíné"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nayṣ",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "نَيْص"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "duldul",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "دُلْدُل"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nēṣ",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "نيص"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xozuk",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "խոզուկ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ozni",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ոզնի"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "kẽtela pohu",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "কেঁটেলা পহু"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escurpín"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gochuspín"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "perrucuspín"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "oxlu kirpi"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "arantzurde"
},
{
"code": "sne",
"lang": "Bau Bidayuh",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "bidiek"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "dzikabráz",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дзікабра́з"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bodlivo prase",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "бодливо прасе"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hpru",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ဖြူ"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hprukaung",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ဖြူကောင်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc espí"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "tejaan"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "tetuong"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "tsutsi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ᏧᏥ"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "oganaiyusdi tsutsiyosdi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ᎣᎦᎾᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏧᏥᏲᏍᏗ"
},
{
"code": "chy",
"lang": "Cheyenne",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "heškovėstse"
},
{
"code": "ny",
"lang": "Chichewa",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "nungu"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "豪豬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "háozhū",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "豪猪"
},
{
"code": "cr",
"lang": "Cree",
"roman": "kaakwa",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ᑳᑿ"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dikobraz"
},
{
"code": "dak",
"lang": "Dakota",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "pahiŋ"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepindsvin"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "træpindsvin"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "stekelvarken"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "histriko"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "okassiga"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "piikkisika"
},
{
"code": "sac",
"lang": "Fox",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "akâkwa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc-épic"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porco espiño"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mačvzɣarba",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "მაჩვზღარბა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Stachelschwein"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Baumstachler"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Baumstachelschwein"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Urson"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Quastenstachler"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akanthóchoiros",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ακανθόχοιρος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hústrix",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ὕστριξ"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "śāhuḍī",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "શાહુડી"
},
{
"code": "bgc",
"lang": "Haryanvi",
"roman": "seh",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "सेह"
},
{
"code": "bgc",
"lang": "Haryanvi",
"roman": "sehī",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "सेही"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "kipoka"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "דורבן"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "dorbán",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "דָּרְבָּן"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sāhī",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "साही"
},
{
"code": "hop",
"lang": "Hopi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "muungyaw"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "sül"
},
{
"code": "hrx",
"lang": "Hunsrik",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Stacheldier"
},
{
"code": "iba",
"lang": "Iban",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "iu",
"lang": "Inuktitut",
"roman": "ilaaqotsiq",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ᐃᓛᖁᑦᓯᖅ"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "torcán"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "istrice"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porcospino"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamaarashi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ヤマアラシ"
},
{
"alt": "やまあらし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamaarashi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "山荒"
},
{
"code": "kac",
"lang": "Jingpho",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "dumsi"
},
{
"code": "kls",
"lang": "Kalasha",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "šu"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jaira",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "жайра"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑmaa",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ប្រមា"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kam prɑmaa",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "កាំប្រមា"
},
{
"code": "ki",
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "njege"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "wutun"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "lisis"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hojeo",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "호저"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sanmichigwang'i",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "산미치광이"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "sîxurr",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سیخوڕ"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "sûçerr",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سووچەڕ"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "sîxurr"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "sîxwirr",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سیخوْڕ"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "süçerr",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سۊچەڕ"
},
{
"code": "sdh",
"lang": "Southern Kurdish",
"roman": "sêxçûllî",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سێخچووڵی"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "cütkör",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "чүткөр"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jayra",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "жайра"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "men",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ເໝັ້ນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hystrix"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dzeloņcūka"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"english": "some genera",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dygliatriušis"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"english": "other genera",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ursonas"
},
{
"code": "luy",
"lang": "Luhya",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "enjekeche"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "cewe duri"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sāḷū",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "साळू"
},
{
"code": "mic",
"lang": "Mi'kmaq",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"animate"
],
"word": "matues"
},
{
"code": "xpq",
"lang": "Mohegan-Pequot",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "kôq"
},
{
"code": "mnw",
"lang": "Mon",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ဗလေၚ်"
},
{
"code": "moe",
"lang": "Montagnais",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "kakᵘ"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "dahsání"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hulepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepinnsvin"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "holepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trepiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "gaag"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "kirpi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "كرپی"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "salla"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sallaka"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "šašgáy",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ششګی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xârpošt",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "خارپشت"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "taši",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "تشی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sogorne",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سگرنه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeżozwierz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"english": "Old World porcupine",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porco-espinho"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"english": "New World porcupine",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "cuandu"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "seh",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ਸੇਹ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "porc spinos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porc-ghimpos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dikobráz",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобра́з"
},
{
"code": "sib",
"lang": "Sebop",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "larak"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобраз"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "dikobraz"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "māen",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "မဵၼ်ႈ"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ježevec"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "štapata swinja"
},
{
"code": "st",
"lang": "Sotho",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "noko"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "puercoespín"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "nungunungu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "piggsvin"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "jordpiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trädpiggsvin"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "buuron"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "karuui"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "landak"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "pwerkospin"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "jayra",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ҷайра"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "dugpušt",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "дугпушт"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "muḷḷampaṉṟi",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "முள்ளம்பன்றி"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mên",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "เม่น"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "oklu kirpi"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dykobráz",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дикобра́з"
},
{
"code": "unm",
"lang": "Unami",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "kawiya"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "سیہہ"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "jeyre",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "جەيرە"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "jayra"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "nhím"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ballasg"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ychel"
},
{
"code": "wo",
"lang": "Wolof",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "saaw mi"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "shtekhl-khazer",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שטעכל־חזיר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"note": "also \"hedgehog\"",
"roman": "yozh",
"sense": "large rodent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יאָזש"
},
{
"code": "esu",
"lang": "Yup'ik",
"sense": "large rodent",
"word": "ilaanquciq"
}
],
"word": "porcupine"
}
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