porcupines
- plural of porcupine.
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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
It is unclear whether bamboo rats or Malayan porcupines can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the study authors wrote.
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
The rabbits and porcupines shared the shade beneath the trees and the frogs and fish shared the cool brown waters of the forest pond.
From "Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust" by Eve Bunting
