porcupines
- plural of porcupine.
Example Sentences
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Paterson and Gower used visual references from porcupines to animal embryonic sacks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
They lack the adorable charisma of chinchillas, porcupines, moles or rats, though.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
The samples from the stall that contained the coronavirus also contained DNA from a variety of animals, including dogs, rabbits, hoary bamboo rats, Malayan porcupines and masked palm civets.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2024
Other animals identified as a potential source of the pandemic were the masked palm civet, which was also associated with the Sars outbreak in 2003, as well as hoary bamboo rats and Malayan porcupines.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
She knew there were a few jackals, bushpigs, honey badgers, and porcupines.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
