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A porcupine is a mammal best known for its coat of sharp spines, or quills, that provides a defense from predators.

Contents

• Biology
• Places
• Bodies of water
• Parks
• Towns
• Other uses

Porcupine may also refer to:

Biology

• Porcupine caribou, a subspecies of the caribou also called Grant's caribou
• Porcupine flower, a plant from India
• Porcupinefish, also commonly called blowfish
• Porcupine, a protein encoded by the PORCN gene

Places

• Porcupine Mountains, Michigan
• Porcupine Hills, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
• Porcupine Hills Formation, Alberta

Other uses

• Porcupine (album), by Echo & the Bunnymen
• Porcupine (Cheyenne) (c. 1848-1929), a chief and medicine man
• Porcupine (character), a fictional Marvel Comics character
• The Porcupine , a 1992 novel by Julian Barnes
• HMS Porcupine
• USS Porcupine (IX-126)
• AJS Porcupine, a racing motorcycle
• Porcupine Freedom Festival
• Porcupine Gold Rush
• A mascot of the Libertarian Party of the United States
• A participant in the Free State Project, an American political movement
• A nickname given to Larry Fine of The Three Stooges
• A nickname given to the 427 Chevrolet big-block

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