PORPENTINE

Etymology

Noun

porpentine (plural porpentines)

(archaic) Porcupine.

Anagrams

• prepontine

Source: Wiktionary


Por"pen*tine, n.

Definition: Porcupine. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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