noun
small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
• Syn: ↑hedgehog, ↑Erinaceus europeaeus
• Hypernyms: ↑insectivore
• Member Holonyms: ↑Erinaceus, ↑genus Erinaceus
• Part Meronyms: ↑quill
Useful english dictionary. 2012.