Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The urson, or Canadian porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum, whose spines are often used for ornamentation by the Indians.
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The Canadian porcupine is also known as the cawquaw or urson.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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porcupine
November 24, 2011