🇬🇧 Porcupine meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card
noun
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A porcupine is a small, round animal covered in lots of sharp quills (like tiny sticks or needles) on its back. When it feels scared, it makes its quills stand up like a spiky armor to protect itself from other animals. It usually walks slowly, eats plants, and does not throw its quills, but they can stick into anything that touches them.
I wanted to pet the porcupine, but my mom said, “That’s not a pet, that’s a walking ‘do not touch’ sign.”
My pet porcupine’s favorite game is “Hug Me If You Dare.”
The porcupine tried yoga, but every time it did a stretch, the exercise mat screamed.
The porcupine looked at the hairbrush and said, “Wow, you must be my cousin.”
A porcupine can have more than 30,000 quills, which basically makes it a tiny walking forest of super-sharp toothpicks.
A child found a porcupine by a fallen log. A dog barked, and the porcupine rose, quills sparkling. A second porcupine rustled nearby; the first porcupine turned, fierce. The child stepped back, heart in throat, then laughed with relief as the porcupine waddled into leaves and the dog sniffed, retreating.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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