erethizontid
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of the New World porcupines comprising the family Erethizontidae.
Example Sentences
- "Erethizontids are primarily herbivorous.[…]With their elaborate courtship behavior, the erethizontids are a fascinating group of mammals."
- "The erethizontids, with four genera (including eight species) achieved their greatest known diversity, representing 22% of the total diversity."
- "Erethizontids inhabit a broad variety of habitats, from tundra to the tropics and from dense forests to open settings."