Urson

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  • n. The Canadian porcupine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The Canada porcupine. See porcupine.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The Canada porcupine, or tree-porcupine of eastern North America, sometimes called bear-porcupine, as by Harlan. The name was given or applied by Buffon. See Erethizon and cawquaw, and second cut under porcupine.
  • Word Usage
    "I at once saw that it was an "urson," or porcupine; although my companion supposed it to be another animal, as he could not see the long quills with which the English porcupine is armed."
    Variant
    porcupine   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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