01 n. The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qipōd, which in the “Authorized Version” is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, porcupine.
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The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qipōd, which in the “Authorized Version” is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, porcupine.“I will make it [Babylon] a possession for the ericius and pools of waters.” — Is. xiv. 23 (Douay version).