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Definitions for Porcupine
[1] any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
[2] any of various large hystricomorph rodents of the families Hystricidae, of Africa, Indonesia, S Europe, and S Asia, and Erethizontidae, of the New World. All species have a body covering of protective spines or quills
Words related to Porcupine
wench, fury, siren, hussy, bitch, hellion, carper, detractor, vixen, virago, nag, scold, battle-ax, biddy, harridan, harpy, madcap, termagant, backbiter, she-devil
Words nearby Porcupine
porcelainize, porch, porch pirate, porcine, porcino, porcupine, porcupine anteater, porcupine fish, porcupine grass, porcupine provisions, porcupine river
Origin of Porcupine
1375–1425; late Middle English porcupyne, variant of porcapyne; replacing porke despyne < Middle French porc d'espine thorny pig. See pork, spine
Word origin for Porcupine
C14 porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork , spine
Synonyms for Porcupine
amazon, backbiter, battle-ax, biddy, bitch, carper, detractor, dragon, fire-eater, fishwife, fury, harpy, harridan, hellion, hussy, madcap, muckraker, nag, ogress, scold, she-devil, siren, spitfire, termagant, tigress, virago, vixen, wench, calumniator, hell cat, old biddy, reviler, she-wolf, vituperator