hedgehog
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/ˈhɛdʒhɒɡ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehog, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.)
- Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
- A type of moveable military barricade made from crossed logs or steel bars, laced with barbed wire, used to damage or impede tanks and vehicles; Czech hedgehog.
- A spigot mortar-type of depth charge weapon from World War II that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged submarines.
verb
- To make use of a hedgehog barricade as a defensive maneuver.
- To array with spiky projections like the quills of a hedgehog.
- To curl up into a defensive ball.
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Synonyms
Erinaceus europaeusfurze-pigfuzz-pighedgepighedgy-boarprickly-pigurchinsweet toothwood hedgehogporcupineerinaceus europaeuserinaceus europeaeuscactussonichedge-hogeuropean hedgehogerinaceidhairy hedgehog