Ericius \E*ri"ci*us\, n. [L., a hedgehog.] The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qip[=o]d, which in the "Authorized Version" is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, porcupine. [1913 Webster] I will make it [Babylon] a possession for the ericius and pools of waters. --Is. xiv. 23 (Douay version). [1913 Webster]