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.
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"Porcupine" is Latin for "quill pig." Porcupines, however, are large rodents. They are not related to pigs.
A baby porcupine is called a baby porcupine
The latin name (aka the scientific name) for the porcupine is: Erethizon dorsatum
Letters for the other name for a Canadian porcupine are U?s??
The scientific name for porcupine is Hystrix cristata.
a porcupine is 'un porc-épic' in French.
Porcupine
Quillan
porcupine
Anteater, Porcupine
There are two main families of porcupine: Erethizontidae is one and Hystricidae is the other. The two families are not closely related. The Erethizon dorsatum is an example of the new world porcupine: the North American porcupine. The Hystrix africaeaustralis and Hystrix cristata are examples of the old world porcupine - both are native to Africa.
Tarsus
Erethizon dorsatum