Rodent With 30,000 Quills Covering Its Body
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Deserts of the world, Group 1605, Puzzle 1 (Red Kangaroo).
Question is: Rodent With 30,000 Quills Covering Its Body
and the answer is: PORCUPINE
Word Meaning:
PORCUPINE — Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
Definitions from Wiktionary.