Usually means: Rodents with spines among fur.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (spiny rat)

noun:  Any of certain caviomorph rodents of the family Echimyidae, especially of genus Proechimys, that resemble rats and have stiff, pointed hairs, or spines.
noun:  Any murine rodent of the genus Maxomys (sometimes considered a subgenus of Rattus).
noun:  Any murine rodent of the genus Tokudaia.
noun:  Any murine rodent of the genus Echiothrix.

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