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wereporcupine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A shapeshifter who can change between porcupine and human form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • 2008, Rich Burlew, The Order of the Stick, #522 (published in Order of the Stick: Don't Split the Party, →ISBN [...] it's been unraveling like a wereporcupine's cheap holiday sweater ever since.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From were- + porcupine.