# das Stachelschwein

das Stachelschwein is a German noun meaning “porcupine”. Forms: des Stachelschweins, die Stachelschweine.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Stachelschweins
- Plural: die Stachelschweine

## In other languages

- Русский: зоол. дикобраз
- Українська: дикобраз

## Meanings

1. porcupine

## Examples

- Was ist der Unterschied zwischen einem Igel und einem Stachelschwein? — What's the difference between a hedgehog and a porcupine?
- Was ist ein Stachelschwein? — What's a porcupine?
- Sami hat ein Stachelschwein in seinem Garten gesehen. — Sami saw a porcupine in his backyard.

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