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hedgehog

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hedgehog

1
 n
small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
2
 n
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hedgehog
1

n small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

Synonyms:
Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus
Type of:
insectivore
small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
2

n relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

Synonyms:
porcupine
Types:
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Old World porcupine
terrestrial porcupine
New World porcupine
arboreal porcupine
brush-tail porcupine, brush-tailed porcupine
porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
Trichys lipura, long-tailed porcupine
porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
Canada porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
Type of:
gnawer, rodent
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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