Hystricomorphous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hystricomorphous \Hys`tri*co*mor"phous\
     (h[i^]s`tr[i^]*k[-o]*m[^o]r"f[u^]s), a. [Hystrix + Gr. morfh`
     form.] (Zool.)
     Like, or allied to, the porcupines; -- said of a group
     ({Hystricomorpha}) of rodents.
     [1913 Webster]