Meanings
nounCape porcupine (plural Cape porcupines)
plural Cape porcupines
- A porcupine of species Hystrix africaeaustralis, native to subsaharan Africa.
Translations
Afrikaans ystervark
- ystervarkAfrican porcupine
Finnish afrikanpiikkisika
- afrikanpiikkisikaAfrican porcupine
Italian porcospino sudafricano, porcospino del Capo
- porcospino sudafricanoAfrican porcupine
- porcospino del CapoAfrican porcupine
Russian южноафрика́нский дикобра́з
- южноафрика́нский дикобра́з (južnoafrikánskij dikobráz)African porcupine
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APA
Cape porcupine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20porcupine
MLA
“Cape porcupine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20porcupine. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape porcupine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20porcupine.
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