noun, masculine/pɔʁ.k‿e.pik/plural: porcs-épics
porc-épic is masculine in French.
porcupine
Borrowed from Italian porcospino, from Vulgar Latin *porcospinus, calque of Ancient Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος (akanthókhoiros), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “spine”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).