"wereporcupine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wereporcupines [plural]
Etymology: From were- + porcupine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|were|porcupine}} were- + porcupine Head templates: {{en-noun}} wereporcupine (plural wereporcupines)
  1. (rare) A shapeshifter who can change between porcupine and human form. Tags: rare Related terms: werewolf

Inflected forms

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