Canadian porcupine

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Canadian porcupine

noun Canadian porcupines · Canada porcupine

A North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum). There are deer (Caribou), bears, wolves, foxes, martens, otters, beavers, and Canadian porcupines in the interior; most of which are hunted for their skins by the few inhabitants of the coast.
Similar: cawquaw, North American porcupine, urson, common porcupine

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@misc{canadian_porcupine_2026,
  title = {Canadian porcupine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canadian%20porcupine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}