The porcupine is said to have been very partial to the leaves and bark of the hemlock for food. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
At the risk of inspiring his ire, by blowing his cover, I would like to say that IMO, Bubba is a pussycat in porcupine's clothing. From Wordnik.com. [Page 2] Reference
You also have the African porcupine, which is huge. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Jack Hanna Lets the Fur Fly - January 11, 2001] Reference
The porcupine was a home pet but now lives at a wildlife refuge. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: Top Stories] Reference
Dunk Island is the so-called porcupine (spiny ant-eater or echidna). From Wordnik.com. [The Confessions of a Beachcomber] Reference
At the word porcupine, Zip braced up and said, "Never mind about my looks!. From Wordnik.com. [Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier] Reference
"You might think that the favorite plant of the porcupine is the cactus...". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
We went with our friends fabulous Lulu and Chris aka porcupine head and had a blast. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-03-01] Reference
"Izzy" is a 3-month-old African crested porcupine, which is considered the largest rodent in Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Animals: Lions, Leopards, Porcupines, Monkeys And More (VIDEO)] Reference
"Jump up on a toadstool, and maybe he can't get you!" called the porcupine, sticking the end of his nose out of the hole. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Wiggily's Travels] Reference
One of the most interesting coats of armour is that worn by the porcupine ant-eater -- oft-times erroneously called porcupine or hedgehog. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Side of Animals] Reference
KING: Another different kind of porcupine here, who also attacked Melanie. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2009] Reference
One of the detractors is a school of shrimp whose spiky coats of shredded phyllo explain their "porcupine" billing. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Sietsema on Michel: Richard bets on Tysons Corner -- Diners come up a little short] Reference
Don't offer a "porcupine" API that isn't friendly. From Wordnik.com. [ClickZ News Blog] Reference
Authorized Version is rendered "porcupine" in the Revised. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
This favours the idea that not the "porcupine" but the "bittern" is really intended by the word. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
The team also hopes to deploy a "porcupine" light sensor designed to measure high-frequency underwater irradiance fluctuations. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
Check out this fantastic AJAX desktop example, called porcupine: http://www. innoscript.org/. From Wordnik.com. [Zoozio – Hey, Another AJAX Desktop!] Reference
Like quills upon a porcupine, and froze his heart with fear. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems] Reference
Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB):] Reference
"I think you are mistaken about it being a porcupine, my boy," said. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Many Lands] Reference
When we walked back, this guy was walking with a porcupine on a leash. From Wordnik.com. [Help, It's Hot!] Reference
Those hills, now bristled, like the fretful porcupine, with rows of poplars. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
One species, the porcupine grass, bears a name that does not belie its character. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Chris, finally figuring out Boris meant business, deposited the porcupine on a chair. From Wordnik.com. [Cute animals steal the show at PBS's Press Tour] Reference
(The porcupine represents Mexico's prickly attitude toward its big northern neighbor.). From Wordnik.com. [Border War] Reference
I know Ilooklike a mild-mannered guy, but deep within me lies the soul of a porcupine. From Wordnik.com. [A Night of Furversion] Reference
Acupuncture, Catarina wrung her hands, they stuck me with quills, like a porcupine. From Wordnik.com. [Reproductive Disneyland] Reference
The Kutchin make pretty pipe-stems out of goose-quills wound about with porcupine-quills. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
Let anyone traduce Mrs. Gorman, and Dan was bristling all over like an indignant porcupine. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
To the ordinary wild porcupine, the grass is gentle and high, and the soil is agreeably moist. From Wordnik.com. [The Parachutist In Love] Reference
Clever PBS brought a lemur, a prehensile-tailed porcupine, and a Chihuahua to the tour Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [Cute animals steal the show at PBS's Press Tour] Reference
He was fastened to the porcupine as though with so many nails, and his agony was almost unbearable. From Wordnik.com. [Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories] Reference
It often felt like hugging a porcupine, nudging them toward success while getting pricked along the way. From Wordnik.com. [I Kept Quiet, And Lost My Job Anyway] Reference
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