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porcupine vs Old World porcupine

Old World porcupine vs porcupine

porcupine and Old World porcupine both are nouns.

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

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