Something that bristles, or an animal that raises its bristles or fur defensively.
From bristle + -er (agent suffix), meaning 'one that bristles.' A descriptive term for things or animals with prominent bristles.
A porcupine is nature's ultimate bristler—it has over 30,000 quills that it raises in defense, making it one of the prickliest mammals in North America.
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