[DOC] [TLE] Porcupine (zoology) - definition of Porcupine (zoology) by The Free ... [PAR] [C14 porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork, spine] 
... Middle English porke despyne < Middle French porc d'espine literally, thorny 
pig. ... Noun, 1. porcupine - relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles ... 
with long prickles (called quills), and larger than a hedgehog. ystervark  
... [DOC] [TLE] Porcupine | Define Porcupine at Dictionary.com [PAR] Porcupine definition, any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile 
spines or quills, ... replacing porke despyne < Middle French porc d'espine thorny 
pig. ... any of various large hystricomorph rodents of the families Hystricidae, ... 
C14 porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork, spine. [DOC] [TLE] Old World porcupines - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by the spiny covering from which they take 
their name. .... Origin: Middle English porkepyn from Middle French porc espin, 
spinous hog, spine hog from Old Italian porcospino from Latin ... (18 of 23 ... 
Origin: porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork, spine
. [DOC] [TLE] porcupine - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "porcupine" definition: a relatively large rodent with sharp erectile bristles 
mingled ... a subspecies of the caribou also called Grant's caribou | Porcupine 
flower, .... Origin: Middle English porke despyne, from Middle French porc espin, 
from ... Origin: porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see 
pork, spine. [DOC] [TLE] porcupine - WordReference.com Dictionary of English [PAR] Mammalsan animal, a large rodent having stiff, sharp spines or quills. ... See pork
, spine; 13751425; late Middle English porcupyne, variant of porcapyne; ... 
Etymology: 14th Century porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc 
espin;... [DOC] [TLE] Porcupine - definition and synonims of porcupine in english ... [PAR] Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend them 
from predators. ... Porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin. ... 
The name porcupine comes from Middle French porc espin. ... The definition of 
porcupine in the dictionary is any of various large hystricomorph rodents of the 
families... [DOC] [TLE] Re: Jeopardy! did it again - Google Groups [PAR] Mar 3, 2010 ... ... rodent are on its head. #2972, aired 1997-07-01 ANIMALS $600: The name of 
this large rodent is from the middle French for "pig with spines". [DOC] [TLE] The Fretful Porpentine | Scripturient [PAR] Nov 6, 2013 ... Porcupine itself dervices from the Old or Middle French term, porc espin or 
spined pig. Which it isn't  it's a rodent. * ... a book of the same name  an 
essential and delightful work for Shakespeare aficionados, both lay and scholarly
. ... O. F. porc espin, the pig with spines, ultimately from Lat. spina, a thorn. [DOC] [TLE] porcupine grass [miscanthus sinensis definition | English definition ... [PAR] n any of various large hystricomorph rodents of the families Hystricidae, of Africa, 
Indonesia, S Europe, ... (C14 porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc 
espin; see pork, spine) ... is covered with sharp spines and can be inflated into a 
globe: family Diodontidae, (Also called) globefish ... give (sb) the (middle) finger. [DOC] [TLE] Dfinition porcupine grass [miscanthus sinensis 'strictus'] - Reverso [PAR] n any of various large hystricomorph rodents of the families Hystricidae, of Africa, 
... (C14 porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork, 
spine) ... and can be inflated into a globe: family Diodontidae, (Also called) 
globefish .... one's fist and extending one's middle finger upwards, interpreted as"
Sod off! [DOC] [TLE] p.600-1. The Encyclopdic Dictionary: An Original Work of ... [PAR] A kind of French glazed, fancy

Question: The name of this large rodent is from the middle French for "pig with spines"
Answer: Porcupine