porcupine
意味
- ヤマアラシ(全身に鋭いとげ状の毛を持つ小動物)
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English porke despyne, from Old French porc-espin, from Latin porcus (“pig”) + spinus (“spine”), hence also spine pig. Cognate with Spanish puercoespín, Italian porcospino, Portuguese porco-espinho.