‖ cawquaw
(ˈkɔːkwɔː)
[Native name in Cree.]
The Urson or Canadian Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum, whose spines are used by the Indians as ornaments.
| 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 415/2 The..Canada Porcupine of Forster..Cawquaw of the Cree Indians; and Ooketook of the Esquimaux. |