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hystricid Zool.|hɪˈstrɪsɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Hystricid-æ, f. hystrix, hystric-em, a. Gr. ὕστριξ, ὑστριχ-, porcupine: see -id.]
A rodent of the family Hystricidæ; a porcupine.
So ˈhystricine a., pertaining to the sub-family Hystricinæ.
1883W. H. Flower in Encycl. Brit. XV. 416/2 In the Sciurine and Hystricine Rodents the tibia and fibula are distinct. |