"porcupine" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 豪豬

Definition

豪豬是一種小型動物，身體圓滾滾，上面長有長而尖銳的刺，用於保護自己免受天敵攻擊。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「豪豬」多用於科普、學術或動物園相關語境，與「刺蝟」不要混淆。豪豬刺較長，可脫落。常見搭配如「豪豬的刺」、「小豪豬」。

Examples

A porcupine has sharp quills on its back.

**豪豬**背上有銳利的刺。

The porcupine is eating some leaves.

**豪豬**正在喫一些樹葉。

We saw a porcupine in the forest yesterday.

我們昨天在森林裡看到了**豪豬**。

Be careful, a porcupine will raise its quills if it feels threatened.

小心，**豪豬**受到威脅時會豎起身上的刺。

It's not a good idea to touch a porcupine—those quills really hurt!

千萬別碰**豪豬**，牠的刺真的很痛！

A baby porcupine is called a porcupette.

年幼的**豪豬**叫 porcupette。