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porcupine vs New World porcupine

New World porcupine vs porcupine

porcupine and New World porcupine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
porcupine Yes No No No
New World porcupine Yes No No No
As nouns, New World porcupine is a hyponym of porcupine; that is, New World porcupine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than porcupine:
  • porcupine: relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
  • New World porcupine: arboreal porcupine
Other hyponyms of porcupine include Old World porcupine.
porcupine (noun) New World porcupine (noun)
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur arboreal porcupine
Difference between porcupine and New World porcupine

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