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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος (akanthókhoiros, “porcupine”), from ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus, a prickly plant”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”). Doublet of σκαντζόχοιρος (skantzóchoiros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kanˈθo.çi.ɾos/
- Hyphenation: α‧καν‧θό‧χοι‧ρος
Noun
ακανθόχοιρος • (akanthóchoiros) m (plural ακανθόχοιροι)
- (formal as in terminology) porcupine
- (formal as in terminology or obsolete) archaic synonym of σκαντζόχοιρος (skantzóchoiros): hedgehog
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