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Rarehedgehog
The correct spelling is hedgehog.
How to pronounce hedgehog
/ˈhɛdʒhɒɡ/
nounIPA: /ˈhɛdʒhɒɡ/
Say it like: Hej-hog
The correct spelling is hedgehog. 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…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.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.)
- 2.Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
- 3.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.
- 4.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.
- 5.A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
verb
- 1.To make use of a hedgehog barricade as a defensive maneuver.
- 2.To array with spiky projections like the quills of a hedgehog.
- 3.To curl up into a defensive ball.
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