Definitions for porcupines
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1. porcupine ball, porcupinesnoun

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1. porcupines

   Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. The term covers two families of animals: the Old World porcupines of family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of family, Erethizontidae. Both families belong to the infraorder Hystricognathi within the profoundly diverse order Rodentia and display superficially similar coats of rigid or semi-rigid quills, which are modified hairs composed of keratin. Despite this, the two groups are distinct from one another and are not closely related to each other within the Hystricognathi. The largest species of porcupine is the third-largest living rodent in the world, after the capybara and beaver. The Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) live in Italy, Asia (western and southern), and most of Africa. They are large, terrestrial, and strictly nocturnal. The New World porcupines (Erethizontidae) are indigenous to North America and northern South America. They live in wooded areas and can climb trees, where some species spend their entire lives. They are less strictly nocturnal than their Old World counterparts and generally smaller. Most porcupines are about 60–90 cm (25–36 in) long, with a 20–25 cm (8–10 in) long tail. Weighing 5–16 kg (12–35 lb), they are rounded, large, and slow, and use an aposematic strategy of defence. Porcupines' colouration consists of various shades of brown, grey and white. Porcupines' spiny protection resembles that of the only distantly related erinaceomorph hedgehogs and Australian monotreme echidnas as well as tenrecid tenrecs.

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1. porcupines

   Porcupines are large, slow-moving rodents known for their distinctive coats of sharp spines, or quills, that they use as a defensive mechanism. They are found in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and they usually inhabit forests, deserts, and grasslands. There are around two dozen species of porcupines, which vary in size, color, and the length and number of quills. These creatures are primarily nocturnal, have a plant-based diet, and are known to be good climbers or burrowers, depending on their habitat.

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1. Porcupines

   Common name for large, quilled rodents (RODENTIA) comprised of two families: Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) and New World porcupines (Erethizontidae).

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of porcupines in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of porcupines in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of porcupines in a Sentence

1. Nikita Khrushchev:

   If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under you.

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