- hedgehog hedge·hog n
- ['hɛdʒˌhɒɡ]
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hedge|hog — «HEHJ HOG, HG», noun, adjective. –n. 1. any one of a group of small insect eating mammals of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with spines on the back. Hedgehogs are active at night. When attacked, a hedgehog rolls up into a bristling ball. 2. the… … Useful english dictionary
Hedgehog — Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedgehog caterpillar — Hedgehog Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedgehog fish — Hedgehog Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedgehog grass — Hedgehog Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedgehog rat — Hedgehog Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedgehog shell — Hedgehog Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedgehog thistle — Hedgehog Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hedgehog — hedge·hog (hejґhog) any of a family of proteins, or the homologous genes encoding them, related to the hedgehog gene of Drosophila. The original gene was named for its ability to alter the direction of epidermal bristles, and other genes in the… … Medical dictionary
hedgehog — [hej′hôg΄] n. [ HEDGE + HOG: prob. from living in hedgerows and from the hoglike snout] 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… … English World dictionary
hedgehog — hedge|hog [ hedʒ,hɔg ] noun count a small wild animal with a round body covered with sharp SPINES for protection. A hedgehog rolls itself up into a ball when it is threatened … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
