Толковый словарь английского языка - hedgehog
Hedgehog
hedgehog
noun Date: 15th century 1. any of a subfamily (Erinaceinae) of Eurasian and African nocturnal insectivores that have both hair and spines which they present outwardly by rolling themselves up when threatened, any of several spiny mammals (as a porcupine), 2. a military defensive obstacle (as of barbed wire), a well-fortified military stronghold
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n. 1 any small nocturnal insect-eating mammal of the genus Erinaceus, esp. E. europaeus, having a piglike snout and a coat of spines, and rolling itself up into a ball for defence. 2 a porcupine or other animal similarly covered with spines. Derivatives hedgehoggy adj. Etymology: ME f. HEDGE (from its habitat) + HOG (from its snout) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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