ἀκανθόχοιρος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Compound from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, acanthus, a prickly plant) + χοῖρος (khoîros, pig). Displaced ὕστριξ (hústrix, porcupine, bristles, torture instrument). Secondary sense of hedgehog displaced ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, hedgehog, etc.). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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ἀκανθόχοιρος (akanthókhoirosm (genitive ἀκανθόχοιρου); second declension (Koine)

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ακανθόχοιρος (akanthóchoiros) (learned)

Further reading

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