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No, it's the name of another animal.
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Which animals name comes from a french term meaning thorny pig?
Porcupine
What animal gets its name from the French for spiny pig?
Porcupine
What is the meaning of pork pine in German?
If you mean the word porcupine, the German word is Stachelschwein, which translates literally as "spiney pig" or "pig with spines"
What are some animals that began with the letter P?
Panda, pig, porcupine, Penguin, Parrot, Puma.
What word derives from the french term spiny pig?
The French phrase for "spiny pig" is porc épineux, which tells me it is the origin of the English word "porcupine".
How did the porcupine get its name?
The word "porcupine" comes from "porc d'épine," which is Middle French for "thorny pork."The word porcupine comes from the Middle French word, porc d'épine. Which means 'spined pig'.Don't think any one person named it (or is credited with naming it) it's just one of those things that came about naturally.==========================================="Porcupine" is Latin for "quill pig." Porcupines, however, are large rodents. They are not related to pigs.
What are some mammals that begin with the letter p?
porcupine pig panda porpoise panther polar bear puma
What body part used for protection of porcupine?
Their spines
What part of the pig does glue come from?
There is no part of the pig in glue.
What part of the pig is the pig lip?
in the pig mouth
Is the porcupine mountains on the upper or lower pinninsula of Michigan?
The Porcupine Mountains are located in the western-most part of the Upper Peninsula.
Is guinea pig part of the pig family?
no its part of the rodent family
