hystrix

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hystrix - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hystrix \Hys"trix\ (h[i^]s"tr[i^]ks), prop. n. [Gr. "y`strix
     porcupine.] (Zool.)
     A genus of rodents, including the porcupine.
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