porcupine
/ˈpɔːkjʊpaɪn/noun
1- a large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail豪猪, 箭猪。
1.1
- Suborder Hystricomorpha: families Hystricidae (three Old World genera) and Erethizontidae (four New World genera).豪猪型亚目:豪猪科(旧大陆3属)及美洲豪猪科(新大陆4属)。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French porc espin, from Provençal porc espi(n), from Latin porcus 'pig'+spina 'thorn'.