PORCUPINE WOOD

Meaning of PORCUPINE WOOD in English

noun

Etymology: so called from the resemblance of its markings to porcupine quills

: the outer wood of the coconut palm

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PORCUPINE — histric, porcospine
English interlingue dictionary
PORCUPINE — geographical name river 448 miles (721 kilometers ) in N Yukon Territory & NE Alaska flowing N & W into …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WOOD — I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium . It is the …
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
WOOD — I. ˈwüd, ˈwōd, ˈwu̇d adjective Etymology: Middle English wod, from Old English wōd mad — more at vatic 1. archaic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
PORCUPINE — (n.) Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have …
Английский словарь Webster
PORCUPINE — (n.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, …
Английский словарь Webster
PORCUPINE — ( n. ) Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PORCUPINE — ( n. ) Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOOD — wood 1 — woodless , adj. /wood/ , n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PORCUPINE — /pawr"kyeuh puyn'/ , n. any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PORCUPINE — n. large rodent covered with long sharp quills (native to Europe and North America)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PORCUPINE — river 448 miles (721 kilometers ) in N Yukon Territory & NE Alaska flowing N & W into the Yukon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
WOOD — vi to take or get a supply of wood. 2. wood ·noun trees cut or sawed for the fire or …
Webster English vocab
PORCUPINE — noun any old word rodent of the genus hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, …
Webster English vocab
PORCUPINE — ■ noun a large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail. [Families Hystricidae (Old World) and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WOOD — [wood] adj [ME, fr. OE wod insane; akin to OHG wuot madness--more at vatic] (bef. 12c) archaic: violently mad [2]wood …
Merriam-Webster 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
WOOD — hard, fibrous substance, technically known as xylem, that is the principal strengthening and water-conducting tissue found in the stems and …
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 — porcupine BrE AmE ˈpɔːk ju paɪn -jə- AmE \ ˈpɔːrk jə- ▷ porcupine|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOOD — / wʊd; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] the hard material that the trunk and branches of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PORCUPINE — / ˈpɔːkjupaɪn; NAmE ˈpɔːrk-/ noun an animal covered with long stiff parts like needles (called quills ), which it can …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOOD — wood S2 W2 /wʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ wooded , ↑ wooden , ↑ woody …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PORCUPINE — por ‧ cu ‧ pine /ˈpɔːkjəpaɪn, ˈpɔːkjʊpaɪn $ ˈpɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOOD
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOOD
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 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WOOD
Oxford English vocab
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
WOOD — ( woods) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Wood is the material …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PORCUPINE — ( porcupines) A porcupine is an animal with many long, thin, sharp spikes on its back that stick out as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PORCUPINE — (~s) A ~ is an animal with many long, thin, sharp spikes on its back that stick out as protection …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WOOD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coal/wood/log fire ▪ There was a coal fire in the sitting room. dead wood …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PORCUPINE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And there, just in front of this cave, lifeless and on its back, lay a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WOOD — n. wood alcohol Annie Wood wood runner wood mouse Halifax Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st earl of Johnson Robert Wood …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WOOD — n. Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium . It is the …
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
WOOD
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PORCUPINE — сущ. 1) зоол. дикобраз 2) текст. ножевой барабан (зоология) дикобраз (Hystrix gen) (зоология) еж-рыба (Diodon) (текстильное) поркюпайн, ножевой барабан игольчатый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WOOD
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WOOD — 1) древесина; лесоматериал(ы); дерево ( срубленное ) 2) лес; лесонасаждение || сажать лес 3) англ. участок леса 4) бочка, бочонок …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WOOD — 1) древесина; лесоматериал(ы); дерево (срубленное) 2) лес; лесонасаждение || сажать лес 3) англ. участок леса 4) бочка, бочонок (для вина, пива) • wood for charcoal …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WOOD — 1) дерево 2) деревянный закладный 3) древесина 4) древесинный 5) древесный 6) дровозаготовка 7) дровяной 8) лес 9) лесной • blazing of the wood — клеймение древесины color wood engraving — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WOOD — wood сущ.1) часто мн. ч. лес After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WOOD
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PORCUPINE — n 1. зоол. дикобраз ( Hystrix gen. ) 2. = porcupine fish 3. текст. 1> поркюпайн, ножевой барабан 2> игольчатый …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WOOD — 1. сущ. 1) часто мн. лес After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WOOD — 1. сущ. 1) часто мн. лес After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie. — После обеда …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WOOD — 1) дерево (срубленное); древесина 2) часто pl лес • - adult wood - burr woods - campeachy wood - canary wood - close-grained wood - curly wood - dead …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
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
WOOD — 1) дерево ( срубленное ) ; древесина 2) часто pl лес • - adult wood - burr woods - campeachy …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PORCUPINE — дикобраз; дикобраз ( Hystrix ) ; pl дикобразовые ( Hystricidae ) - African brush-tailed porcupine - American porcupine - Asiatic …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WOOD — 1. _n. 1> часто _pl. лес; роща; a clearing in the woods - лесная прогалина; поляна; to prune the old …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WOOD — 1) дерево; древесина; лесоматериал 2) дрова 3) сажать лес 4) запасаться топливом • wood with large annual rings — широкослойная древесина to pickle the wood — …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
WOOD — 1) дерево; древесина; лесоматериал 2) лес - acrylic wood - A-grade wood - air-dried wood - barked wood - built-up …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
WOOD — 1) дерево 2) лес [c gray](груз) - dead wood - dry wood - wood fretter - hard wood - knotty …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
WOOD
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PORCUPINE — сущ. 1) зоол. дикобраз 2) текст. ножевой барабан (зоология) дикобраз (Hystrix gen) (зоология) еж-рыба (Diodon) (текстильное) поркюпайн, ножевой барабан игольчатый …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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