"urson" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ursons [plural]
Etymology: Compare urchin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} urson (plural ursons)
  1. A species of New World porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum. Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs Synonyms (Erethizon dorsatum): Canadian porcupine, cawquaw, North American porcupine, common porcupine [Canada, US]
    Sense id: en-urson-en-noun-So5TTV1W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The urson might be called the spiny beaver, it being of the same size, the same country, and the same form of body;[…]. In the young ursons, the prickles are proportionably larger, more apparent, and the hair shorter and scarcer than in the adults.",
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      "word": "cawquaw"
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