0 an animal with a covering of long, sharp quills (= stiff hairs like needles) on its back --
1 a small, brown mammal with a covering of quills (= long, sharp points) on its back --
Enemies in the game include snakes, porcupines and alligators.
But when he gets back the cello and continues to play poorly, the porcupine gets removed from the picture.
They painted their skin skirts or decorated them with porcupine quills.
Voles will readily girdle small trees and ground cover much like a porcupine.
The quality of the porcupine quills used is also a detail to look for.
It's a bit like ignoring the quills of a porcupine and telling others what a cuddly housepet it makes.
Porcupines and quail have also been seen eating stems and seeds of these shrubs.
For information, the chinchilla belongs to the order of rodents—rodentiae—which includes the porcupine, but the family of the chinchilla consists of two species, which should have been mentioned.
