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A species of New World porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum. The urson (Hystrix dorsata)^([sic]) inhabits the United States and Canada, and is the only species of porcupine, properly so called, which appears to have the power of climbing trees.
Similar: Canadian porcupine, cawquaw, North American porcupine, common porcupine

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@misc{urson_2026,
  title = {urson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/urson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}