Meaning Of The Word Hedgehog

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Hedgehog Meaning

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hedgehog
countable noun: A hedgehog is a small brown animal with sharp spikes covering its back. hedgehog in American English any of several small insectivores (family Erinaceidae) of the Old World, with a shaggy coat and sharp spines on the back, which bristle and form a defense when the animal curls up noun: an Old World, insect-eating mammal of the genus Erinaceus, esp. E. europaeus, having spiny hairs on the back and sides hedgehog in British English noun: any small nocturnal Old World mammal of the genus Erinaceus, such as E. europaeus, and related genera, having a protective covering of spines on the back: family Erinaceidae, order Insectivora (insectivores) |
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