porcupine

Significado (Inglés)

Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

Conceptos

puerco espín

puercoespín

espín

puerco espin

erinaceinae

puerco espino

Sinónimos

hedgehog

🦔

spiny anteater

echidna

balloonfish

ajargo

balloon porcupinefish

baloon porcupinefish

bloched porcupine fish

blotched porcupine

blotched porcupinefish

brown porcupine fish

brown porcupinefish

freckled porcupinefish

Erethizon dorsatum

Old World porcupine

hairy porcupinefish

hedgehog fish

long-spine porcupinefish

anteater

Czech hedgehog

porpentine

porcupinefish

Traducciones

porc-épic

porcospino

Stachelschwein

stekelvarken

porco-espinho

ακανθόχοιρος

istrice

Hystrix spp.

porc espí

hystrix

oklukirpi

Erithizon epixanthum

Hystrix cristata

σκαντζόχοιρος

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: porke despyne

Cognado con español: puercoespín

Cognado con italiano: porcospino

Cognado con portugués: porco-espinho

In summary

From Middle English porke despyne, from Old French porc-espin, from Latin porcus (“pig”) + spinus (“spine”), hence also spine pig. Cognate with Spanish puercoespín, Italian porcospino, Portuguese porco-espinho.