‖ cawquaw|ˈkɔːkwɔː| [Native name in Cree.] The Urson or Canadian Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum, whose spines are used by the Indians as ornaments. 1840Penny Cycl. XVIII. 415/2 The..Canada Porcupine of Forster..Cawquaw of the Cree Indians; and Ooketook of the Esquimaux.