porcupette en · NOUN
Etymology
From porcupine + -ette.
Meanings
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A baby porcupine.
To my horror, I saw that she had carefully retrieved a very live and healthy porcupette!
2001, Warner Shedd, Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife:A mother porcupine can give birth to between one and four porcupettes at one time.
2013, Jeffrey Rouche, Porcupines in the Wild, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| porcupettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
pl młode jeżozwierza (baby porcupine) · de Baumstachlerjunges (baby porcupine) · de Baumstachlerbaby (baby porcupine) · de Stachelschweinjunges (baby porcupine) · de Stachelschweinbaby (baby porcupine)