Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated, no plural, possibly, rare)A Canadian porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum).

Origin

From Cree kâkwa / ᑳᑲᐧ (kaakay, “porcupine”).

From Cree kâkwa / ᑳᑲᐧ (kaakay, “porcupine”).

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Forms

plural: cawquaws
Singularcawquaw
Pluralcawquaws

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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