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Erethizon_dorsatum
Erethizon dorsatum
Translingual
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Erethizon dorsatum
Proper noun
- A taxonomic species within the family Erethizontidae – the common porcupine or North American porcupine.
Hypernyms
- (species): Erethizontidae - family; Erethizontinae - subfamily; Erethizon - genus