porcupine

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n. 豪猪

发音

其它 /ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/

词形变化

porcupines 复数 porcupines

别名

porkypine porpentine porpintine

教材释义与例句

名词

箭猪，豪猪

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    豪猪

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

hedgehog

上位词 2

rodent gnawer

下位词 2

New World porcupine Old World porcupine

部分词 1

quill

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English porke despyne, from Old French porc-espin, from Latin porcus (“pig”) + spinus (“spine”), hence also spine pig. Cognate with Spanish puercoespín, Italian porcospino, Portuguese porco-espinho.

来源：wiktionary