Meanings
adjectivehystricine (comparative more hystricine, superlative most hystricine)
comparative more hystricine · superlative most hystricine
- Like or pertaining to porcupines.
Origin
- Late Latinhystrix
- Englishhystricine
From Late Latin hystrix (genitive hystricis), a kind of porcupine.
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hystricine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hystricine
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“hystricine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hystricine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hystricine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hystricine.
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