porcupine

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Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known.

Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus) is a well known species.

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Annan has been demoted to the bench for the Porcupine Warriors last four league games including the famous Super Clash 2-1 victory against bitterest rivals Hearts of Oak in Accra. Source: Internet

Black and brown bear accounted for most of the samples, other animals include cow, horse, dog/wolf/coyote, sheep, goat, raccoon, porcupine, deer and tapir. Source: Internet

Alone and ignored in the petting zoo, the poor porcupine can’t find somebody to love. Source: Internet

But the Porcupine Warriors are proposing a three-month salary payoff which has been rejected. Source: Internet

A porcupine wanders out of the forest in Acadia National Park on a July afternoon. Source: Internet

In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. Source: Internet

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