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Erethizontidae

noun

New World arboreal porcupines

• Syn: ↑family Erethizontidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hystricomorpha, ↑suborder Hystricomorpha

• Member Meronyms: ↑New World porcupine, ↑Erethizon, ↑genus Erethizon

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\\ˌerəthə̇ˈzäntəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Erethizont-, Erethizon, type genus + -idae

: a family of chiefly arboreal hystricomorph rodents comprising the typical New World porcupines with the tail more or less prehensile and the soles of the feet specialized for climbing

Useful english dictionary. 2012.