how to pronounce porcupine

/ˈpɔːɹkjəˌpaɪn/

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porcupine is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of porcupine in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a little porcupine a female and sitting …”

meanings of porcupine

noun:

Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

porcupine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word porcupine occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics porcupine can be related to

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1) life, nature, and living environment;