ursonn.
/ˈəːsən/ Zoology.
The Canada porcupine, Erethizon dorsatus.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > faimily Erethizontidae > genus Erethizon (urson)
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1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 114 The urson..is a native of Hudson's Bay... Several of the trading Americans depend on them for food, at some seasons of the year.
1833 Penny Cycl. I. 443/2 The urson..is the only species of porcupine..which appears to have the power of climbing trees.
1891 E. Roper By Track & Trail xvii. 253 There are several kinds of grouse,..wolves, ursons.
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