Canadian porcupine

English right|thumb|Erethizon dorsatum species North American porcupine Alternative forms en Canada porcupine Noun A North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum species). en 1837 Henry Wolsey Bayfield Sailing Directions for the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence 173 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2qgBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA173&dq=%22Canadian+porcupine%22%7C%22Canadian+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gtXXUpSDJYfKkgXTmYGgAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Canadian%20porcupine%22%7C%22Canadian%20porcupines%22&f=false There are deer (Caribou), bears, wolves, foxes, martens, otters, beavers, and Canadian porcupines in the interior; most of which are hunted for their skins by the few inhabitants of the coast. en 1838 Félix de Azara The Natural History of the Quadrupeds of Paraquay and the River la Plata 262 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QNc0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA262&dq=%22Canadian+porcupine%22%7C%22Canadian+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gtXXUpSDJYfKkgXTmYGgAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Canadian%20porcupine%22%7C%22Canadian%20porcupines%22&f=false The fisher is said to live much on frogs in the summer season; but I have been informed that its favourite food is the Canadian porcupine, which it kills by biting on the belly. en 1958 Pennsylvania Game Commission Pennsylvania Game News 29 99 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=240bAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Canadian+porcupines%22&dq=%22Canadian+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ANrXUu_yEIzklAXvroHoBg&redir_esc=y Canadian porcupines may have coats varying from almost black to grizzled brown or "tweedy" slate. Synonyms Erethizon dorsatum en cawquaw, en North American porcupine, en urson, common porcupine US Canada Translations Erethizon dorsatum North American porcupine en Caviomorphs