n. [ L., a hedgehog. ] The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qipōd, which in the “Authorized Version” is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, porcupine. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will make it [ Babylon ] a possession for the ericius and pools of waters. Is. xiv. 23 (Douay version). [ 1913 Webster ]