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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus, a prickly plant”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”). Displaced ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine, bristles, torture instrument”). Secondary sense of hedgehog displaced ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog, etc.”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
ἀκανθόχοιρος • (akanthókhoiros) m (genitive ἀκανθόχοιρου); second declension
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