porcupine
noun /ˈpɔːkjupaɪn/
/ˈpɔːrkjupaɪn/
- an animal covered with long, stiff parts like needles (called quills), which it can raise to protect itself when it is attacked
豪猪;箭猪 Topics Animalsc2词源late Middle English: from Old French porc espin, from Provençal porc espi(n), from Latin porcus ‘pig’ + spina ‘thorn’.