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]