'Canada porcupine' definitions:
Definition of 'Canada porcupine'
From: WordNet
noun
Porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease [syn: Canada porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum]
Definition of 'Canada porcupine'
From: GCIDE
- Canada \Can"a*da\, n. A country in North America, bordering the United States on the north. It is a federation which includes English-speaking provinces and the French-speaking Province of Quebec. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Canada balsam. See under Balsam.
- Canada goose. (Zool.) See Wild goose.
- Canada jay. See Whisky Jack.
- Canada lynx. (Zool.) See Lynx.
- Canada lily. (Bot.) a plant of eastern North America (Lilium canadense) having yellow or orange flowers with dark spots; called also meadow lily. --RHUD
- Canada porcupine (Zool.) See Porcupine, and Urson.
- Canada rice (Bot.) See under Rick.
- Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird. [1913 Webster]