| NOUN | animal | hedgehog, porcupine | relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur |
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| animal | hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus | small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines |
| Sounds | hheh'jhhhaa.g | |
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| Rhymes | agog ... Tagalog: 21 rhymes with aag... | |
| Meaning | relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur. | |
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| Synonym | porcupine | |
| Parts | quill | A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog / hedgehog |
| Narrower | New World porcupine | arboreal porcupine |
| Old World porcupine | terrestrial / terrestrial porcupine | |
| Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
| Spanish | erinaceinae, espín, puerco espín, puercoespín | |
| Catalan | espín, porc espí | |
| Meaning | small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines. | |
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| Synonyms | Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus | |
| Member of | Erinaceus, genus Erinaceus | type genus of the family Erinaceidae |
| Parts | quill | A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog / hedgehog |
| Broader | insectivore | small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial / terrestrial or fossorial mammals |
| Spanish | erizo | |
| Catalan | eriçó, Erinaceus europaeus | |
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