coendou

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noun

A prehensile-tailed tree-dwelling porcupine, of genus Coendou, found in Central and South America.

Similar
prehensile-tailed porcupineBrazilian porcupine
Origintaxonomic name Coendou ← Old Tupi kûandu →
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Meanings

nouncoendou (plural coendous)

plural coendous · alternative obsolete coendoo

  1. A prehensile-tailed tree-dwelling porcupine, of genus Coendou, found in Central and South America.

    Synonyms: prehensile-tailed porcupine, Brazilian porcupine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA prehensile-tailed tree-dwelling porcupine, of genus Coendou, found in Central and South America.

Similar
prehensile-tailed porcupineBrazilian porcupine
Also see
brazilian porcupine

Origin

  1. Old Tupikûandu
  2. taxonomic nameCoendou
  3. Englishcoendou

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Coendou, from Old Tupi kûandu.

More words from taxonomic name, Old Tupi

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Translations

Portuguese cuandu, ouriço-cacheiro
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Spanish puercoespín arborícola
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Cite this entry
APA

coendou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coendou

MLA

“coendou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coendou. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coendou,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coendou.

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