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Noun: porcupines  'por-kyu,pInz
  1. Meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
    "She made a batch of porcupines for the potluck dinner";
    - porcupine ball
Noun: porcupine  'por-kyu,pIn
  1. Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    "The porcupine raised its quills when threatened";
    - hedgehog, porky [N. Amer, informal]

Type of: gnawer, meatball, rodent

Encyclopedia: Porcupines

Porcupine, Queensland