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Hystrix
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hystrix
Translingual
right|thumb|Hystrix cristata species Hystrix cristata
Etymology
From mul la hystrix porcupine.
Proper noun
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mul zoology genus family Hystricidae certain Old World porcupines
mul botany archaic genus family Poaceae species now transferred to genera Elymus and Leymus
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Hystrix cristata species type species; Hystrix africaeaustralis species, Hystrix brachyura species, Hystrix crassispinis species, Hystrix indica species, Hystrix javanica species, Hystrix pumila species, Hystrix sumatrae species other species
Further reading
porcupines
Hystrix (mammal)
Hystrix (Hystricidae)
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grasses
Hystrix (plant)
Hystrix (Poaceae)
mul Grasses