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porcupine

[pawr-kyuh-pahyn] / ˈpɔr kyəˌpaɪn /
NOUN
shrew
Synonyms
STRONG
backbiter battle-ax bitch carper detractor dragon fire-eater fishwife fury harpy harridan hellion muckraker nag ogress scold she-devil spitfire termagant tigress virago vixen
WEAK
calumniator hell cat reviler she-wolf vituperator

Example Sentences

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The next day I got up and went over to get in the shower and there was a porcupine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Rick: The hotel pretty much just got the porcupine and left.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

BBC Scotland News understands bedding was discovered with porcupine quills in the straw.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

There are 16 porcupine species in Central and South America, but only one in the United States and Canada.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

A porcupine had stumbled into his shelter and when he had kicked it the thing had slapped him with its tail of quills.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen