Hedgehog Definition

hĕjhôg, -hŏg
hedgehogs
noun
hedgehogs
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.
Webster's New World
The American porcupine.
Webster's New World
A well fortified military position.
American Heritage
A person regarded as being of a type that tends to see things in terms of a single, overarching viewpoint or philosophy.
Webster's New World
Any of several defensive obstacles.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
hedgehog
Plural:
hedgehogs

Origin of Hedgehog

Hedgehog Sentence Examples

  • The polecat and hedgehog also occur.

  • Some more or less immune creatures are the mongoose, the hedgehog and the pig, the secretary-bird, the honey buzzard, the stork and probably other snake-eaters.

  • The Tunisian hedgehog is peculiar to that country and to Algeria.

  • The hedgehog and porcupine are common in the plains.

  • Hares, for a long period extinct, were reintroduced about 1830, rabbits are very numerous, and the northern limit of the hedgehog is drawn at Lerwick.

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Words Starting With

HHEHED

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GOGHOG

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With H8 Letter Words Ending With G