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adj. - (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles.

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  • Of these, the pygmy hog and the hispid hare are confined to the grassland habitats.
  • It is also the single most important site for the survival of golden langur, pygmy hog and hispid hare.
  • - The Biology and Conservation of the Pigmy Hog Sus salvanius and the hispid hare Capriolagus hispidus.
  • The distribution and status of the hispid hare Caprolagus hispidus - with some additional notes on the pigmy hog Sus salvinius.
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