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porcupine/ˈpɔ:kjʊpain/n. 1 any rodent of the family Hystricidae native to Africa, Asia, and SE Europe, or the family Erethizontidae native to America, having defensive spines or quills 豪猪科动物；豪猪；箭猪 2 (作 attrib.) denoting any of various animals or other organisms with spines 带刺毛的动物(或其他有机体) [Middle English via Old French porc espin from Provençal porcespi(n), ultimately from Latin porcus ‘pig’ + spina ‘thorn’] |