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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of porcupines, of the family Hystricidæ, having a stout form, short spines overlaid by hair, a short, thick, blunt, and flattened tail, non-prehensile, the toes four in front and five behind, all armed with strong curved claws, and the habits arboreal and terrestrial.

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  • noun a genus of Erethizontidae

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