Japanese word for
porcupine; a
compound word formed of
hari (
needle) and
nezumi (
rodent). One of the few
accurate words for
porcupine, which has an
etymology usually meaning either 'spiked
pig' or '
hedgehog' in its respective language (including in
English), neither of which are at all
accurate. And don't even get me
started on the respective
taxonomy...