- Spiky animal - Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the
back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a
foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is
the best known. - Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of
America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter
spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine
(Erethizon dorsatus) is a well known species.
- Five armed sea animal - Five-armed sea creature - Marine invertebrate - Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to
the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has
five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more.
The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only
as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and
stellerid. - The dollar fish, or butterfish.