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Portuguese
ouriço-terrestre
Catalan
eriçó

Small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines.

        ouriço-terrestre
        Synonyms
        Examples for "hedgehog"
        Examples for "hedgehog"
        1
        Populations of the hedgehog have suffered a dramatic decline in recent years.
        The Guardian
        2
        Have they left gaps in fences between gardens to allow hedgehog movement?
        The Irish Times
        3
        They let her out while she still thought she was a hedgehog.
        The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
        4
        Over a quarter of the hedgehog population has disappeared in a decade.
        The Guardian
        5
        The hedgehog being lazy and loath to move-laydead-simmering in his fat.
        The Lady of Big Shanty
        1
        Our own destruction of Erinaceus europaeus is casual and oblivious.
        The Irish Times