CANADA PORCUPINE

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Meaning:

Porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease

Synonyms:

Canada porcupine; Erethizon dorsatum

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Hypernyms ("Canada porcupine" is a kind of...):

New World porcupine (arboreal porcupine)

Holonyms ("Canada porcupine" is a member of...):

Erethizon; genus Erethizon (a genus of Erethizontidae)

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