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Synonyms for porcupine
ˈpɔr kyəˌpaɪnpor·cu·pine

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  1. porcupine, hedgehognoun

    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

    Synonyms:
    hedgehog

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  1. Jenny Lee Maldonado:

    When I give Lyric Drumgoole a kiss on the cheek, I feel like Lyric Drumgoole cheeks are like a porcupine, i just feel like my mouth got a lip full of porcupine needles.

  2. Joe Balash:

    We fulfilled our obligations there to consult with the Canadian government on the Porcupine herd.

  3. Pat Boone:

    God has a sense of humor. Why else would he invent the porcupine and the giraffe ? something can be devilishly funny, but this skit is diabolical. God has only one real enemy — Satan. Satan ridicules faith, and they’re taking Satan’s side. They’re also ridiculing me and the film, telling impressionableyoung people not to see it because it's ridiculous. Then they throw in that the lawyer is Jewish to make the Christian look even worse, but it’s just anti-Semitic.

  4. Cindy Shogan:

    Exactly when and where they go is impossible to predict. Most herds, however, are drawn to a specific calving area. The 169,000 member Porcupine caribou herd has such a connection with Arctic Refuge.

  5. Republican Senate candidate Dr. Oz:

    I never expected it would get ugly. Period. Certainly not this ugly, but I’m a porcupine.


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