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"Porcupine" is a noun which is often translated as "el puercoespín", and "hedgehog" is a noun which is often translated as "el erizo". Learn more about the difference between "porcupine" and "hedgehog" below.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el puercoespín (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't touch the porcupine's quills.No toques las púas del puercoespín.
b. el puerco espín (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Porcupines lose their quills when attacked.Los puercos espines sueltan sus púas cuando son atacados.
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