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Definitions from WordNet

Noun porcupine has 1 sense
  1. porcupine, hedgehog - relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    --1 is a kind of rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal
    --1 has parts: quill
    --1 has particulars: Old World porcupine; New World porcupine

Definitions from the Web

Porcupine

Noun:

  1. A large herbivorous rodent covered in sharp spines or quills.
  2. Sense of prickly caution or defensiveness in a person.

Sample Sentences:

  1. Porcupines are nocturnal animals usually found in forests.
  2. When threatened, a porcupine raises its quills and makes itself look bigger.
  3. He wore his porcupine attitude, clearly uninterested in making new friends.

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