hedgehog
A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.
Other meanings
A form of dredging machine.
Certain flowering plants with parts resembling a member of family Erinaceidae
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "heyghoge".
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This definition is adapted from “hedgehog” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.