brush-tailed porcupine

brush-tailed por·cu·pine
India/bɾaʃ ʈeːlɖ ˈpoːɾ.kjuˌpajn/

noun

A genus of mammals (Atherurus), of Old World porcupines, found in Asia and Africa.

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Meanings

nounbrush-tailed porcupine (plural brush-tailed porcupines)

plural brush-tailed porcupines

  1. A genus of mammals (Atherurus), of Old World porcupines, found in Asia and Africa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounporcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail

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brush-tail porcupine
Broader
Old World porcupine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French athérure
  • athéruregenus of mammals
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