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Noun Concept
Categories: Hystricognath rodents, Extant Miocene first appearances, Taxa named by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Hystricidae, Porcupines
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Old World porcupine  Hystricidae
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Terrestrial porcupine WordNet 3.0
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Terrestrial porcupine WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The Old World porcupines, or Hystricidae, are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by the spiny covering from which they take their name. Wikipedia
Any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the family Hystricidae, native to the southern Eurasia and Africa. Wiktionary
IS A
porcupine
taxonomic group
PART OF
Hystricidae
HAS KIND
brush-tailed porcupine
long-tailed porcupine
Hystrix
African brush-tailed porcupine
CODE OF NOMENCLATURE
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
PARENT TAXON
Hystricognathi
TAXON RANK
family
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Old World porcupine
Wikipedia
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Old World porcupine
Wikidata
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Old World porcupine
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Old World porcupine
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Old world porcupine
Wikidata Alias
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Hystricidae

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