单词 | porcupine stone |
释义 | > as lemmasporcupine stone ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Hystricidae (porcupine) > parts of quill1590 pen1607 porcupine quill1664 porcupine stone1676 spine1753 1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 757 There is another Stone, highly esteem'd, called the Porcupin stone, which is in the head of this Animal, though sometimes also in its belly. 1715 F. Slare Exp. & Obs. Upon Oriental & Other Bezoar-Stones 37 He was willing to entertain a better Opinion of the Porcupine-Stone, because he brought one with him... He infus'd it in a Glass of Wine and drank it. 1769 Descr. Eng. & Wales VII. 186 This Dr. Plot calls the porcupine stone without prickles, but Aldrovandus, the sea-urchin, deprived of its prickly coat. < as lemmas |
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