Canada porcupine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Canada porcupine
    n 1: porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines
         concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt
         and grease [syn: {Canada porcupine}, {Erethizon dorsatum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Canada \Can"a*da\, n.
   A country in North America, bordering the United States on
   the north. It is a federation which includes English-speaking
   provinces and the French-speaking Province of Quebec.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

   {Canada balsam}. See under {Balsam}.

   {Canada goose}. (Zool.) See {Wild goose}.

   {Canada jay}. See {Whisky Jack}.

   {Canada lynx}. (Zool.) See {Lynx}.

   {Canada lily}. (Bot.) a plant of eastern North America
      ({Lilium canadense}) having yellow or orange flowers with
      dark spots; called also {meadow lily}. --RHUD

   {Canada porcupine} (Zool.) See {Porcupine}, and {Urson}.

   {Canada rice} (Bot.) See under {Rick}.

   {Canada robin} (Zool.), the cedar bird.
      [1913 Webster]