HYSTRICIDAE

Meaning of HYSTRICIDAE in English

Old World porcupines

Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

HYSTRICIDAE — hə̇ˈstrisəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Hystric-, Hystrix, type genus + -idae : a family of Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RODENT — Any member of the order Rodentia, which contains 50% of all living mammal species. Rodents are gnawing, mostly herbivorous, placental …
Английский словарь Британика
PORCUPINE — Heavy-bodied, solitary, slow-moving, nocturnal rodent with quills (modified hairs) along the back, tail, and, on certain crested species, the neck …
Английский словарь Британика
PORCUPINE — I. ˈpȯrkyəˌpīn, chiefly dial -kə̇ˌp- or -kēˌp- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English porke despyne, porkepin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD WORLD PORCUPINE — noun Usage: usually capitalized O&W : a porcupine of the family Hystricidae ; especially : a rather bulky short-tailed terrestrial …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PORCUPINE — noun ( plural porcupines also porcupine ) Etymology: Middle English porke despyne, from Middle French porc espin, from Old Italian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PORCUPINE — ■ noun a large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail. [Families Hystricidae (Old World) and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PORCUPINE — [por.cu.pine] n, pl porcupines also porcupine [ME porkepin, fr. MF porc espin, fr. OIt porcospino, fr. L porcus pig + …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RODENT — House mouse (Mus musculus) any member of the order Rodentia, the most abundant order of mammals. At present, over a …
Britannica English vocabulary
PORCUPINE — also called quill pig, any of the large, quill-bearing rodents of the families Erethizontidae and Hystricidae (order Rodentia). Porcupines are …
Britannica English vocabulary
PORCUPINE — n. 1 any rodent of the family Hystricidae native to Africa, Asia, and SE Europe, or the family Erethizontidae native …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PORCUPINE — n. 1 any rodent of the family Hystricidae native to Africa, Asia, and SE Europe, or the family Erethizontidae native …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PORCUPINE — n.1 any rodent of the family Hystricidae native to Africa, Asia, and SE Europe, or the family Erethizontidae native to …
Oxford English vocab
RODENT — n. Any member of the order Rodentia, which contains 50% of all living mammal species. Rodents are gnawing, mostly herbivorous, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PORCUPINE — n. Heavy-bodied, solitary, slow-moving, nocturnal rodent with quills (modified hairs) along the back, tail, and, on certain crested species, the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PORCUPINE — дикобраз; дикобраз (Hystrix); pl дикобразовые (Hystricidae) - African brush-tailed porcupine - American porcupine - Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine - brush-tailed porcupine - Canadian porcupine - common porcupine - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
OLD WORLD PORCUPINES — дикобразовые (Hystricidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PORCUPINE — дикобраз; дикобраз ( Hystrix ) ; pl дикобразовые ( Hystricidae ) - African brush-tailed porcupine - American porcupine - Asiatic …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
OLD WORLD PORCUPINES — дикобразовые ( Hystricidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ДИКОБРАЗОВЫЕ — (Hystricidae) 1) porcupine 2) Old World porcupines
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Animal names in Latin and English vocab

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