| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Like or pertaining to the porcupines.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb hystricinely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hystricinely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hystricine.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HYSTRICINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Hystricine \Hys"tri*cine\, adjective. [See Hystrix.]. (references) |
