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ERETHIZON DORSATUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Erethizon dorsatum mean?
• ERETHIZON DORSATUM (noun)
The noun ERETHIZON DORSATUM has 1 sense:
1. porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
Familiarity information: ERETHIZON DORSATUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Canada porcupine; Erethizon dorsatum
Hypernyms ("Erethizon dorsatum" is a kind of...):
New World porcupine (arboreal porcupine)
Holonyms ("Erethizon dorsatum" is a member of...):
Erethizon; genus Erethizon (a genus of Erethizontidae)
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