Spiny mammal Crossword Clue

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Spiny mammal Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
2. small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MAMMAL (noun)
1. any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
SPINY (adjective)
1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
2. having spines

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