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单词 hedgehog
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hedgehog

(hedʒhɒg, US -hɔːg)
Word forms: plural hedgehogs
countable noun
A hedgehog is a small brown animal with sharp spikes covering its back.

hedgehog in British English

(ˈhɛdʒˌhɒɡ)
noun
1. 
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)
▶ Related adjective: erinaceous
2. 
any other insectivore of the family Erinaceidae, such as the moon rat
3.  US
any of various other spiny animals, esp the porcupine

hedgehog in American English

(ˈhɛdʒˌhɔg)
noun
1. 
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
2.  US
the American porcupine
3. 
a person regarded as being of a type that tends to see things in terms of a single, overarching viewpoint or philosophy
see also fox (sense 4)
4.  Military
a. 
any of several defensive obstacles
b. 
any of a series of defensive fortifications capable of continued resistance after being encircled
Word origin
hedge + hog: prob. from living in hedgerows and from the hoglike snout

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hedgehog

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Examples of 'hedgehog' in a sentence
hedgehog

Tackling the decline in the hedgehog population is a tricky issue.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Birds have delayed their migration south and badgers and hedgehogs in parks have put off hibernation.
The Sun (2010)
The centre does its best to treat and save injured hedgehogs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
London's hedgehog population is under threat.
The Sun (2006)
It had another clear benefit: it helped the hedgehog population to recover somewhat in the countryside.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Read it and you'll see hedgehogs in a whole new light.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Stopping too abruptly for a hedgehog could save the hedgehog but cause a pile-up.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Campaigners are keen for Britain's hedgehog population to grow.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Most of the generation under 40 will say they haven't seen a hedgehog.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I'm always putting in feeders for birds, badgers and hedgehogs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I haven't seen a hedgehog on my farm for 20 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That would be good for hedgehogs and badgers too, and people could enjoy encounters with both of these wonderful, enigmatic animals more often.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A campaigning MP will call today for a ministerial summit to be convened to help save the hedgehog.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

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hedgehog

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In other languages
hedgehog

British English: hedgehog /ˈhɛdʒˌhɒɡ/ NOUN
A hedgehog is a small brown animal with sharp spikes covering its back.
  • American English: hedgehog
  • Arabic: قُنْفُذ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ouriço
  • Chinese: 刺猬
  • Croatian: jež
  • Czech: ježek
  • Danish: pindsvin
  • Dutch: egel
  • European Spanish: erizo
  • Finnish: siili
  • French: hérisson
  • German: Igel
  • Greek: σκαντζόχοιρος
  • Italian: riccio
  • Japanese: ハリネズミ
  • Korean: 고슴도치
  • Norwegian: pinnsvin
  • Polish: jeż
  • European Portuguese: ouriço
  • Romanian: arici
  • Russian: еж
  • Latin American Spanish: erizo
  • Swedish: igelkott
  • Thai: เม่น
  • Turkish: kirpi
  • Ukrainian: їжак
  • Vietnamese: con nhím

Chinese translation of 'hedgehog'

hedgehog

(ˈhɛdʒhɔɡ)

n (c)

  1. 刺猬(蝟) (cìwei) (只, zhī)

related words

related adjective erinaceous
name of young hoglet

Nearby words of
hedgehog

  • hedge someone in
  • hedge something in
  • hedge something or someone about
  • hedgehog
  • hedonism
  • hedonist
  • hedonistic

Synonyms of 'hedgehog'

hedgehog

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