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HEJH-og/ˈhedʒhɒɡ/

A hedgehog is a small British garden animal with sharp spines on its back; it comes out at night and eats insects. Countable: a hedgehog, hedgehogs. Do not pick it up — the spines hurt. A porcupine also has spines but is not a British garden animal. Not hedge (the bushes) alone.

Meaning

A small British garden animal with sharp spines on its back.

Examples

• “A hedgehog walked across the garden at night.”
• “We left water out for the hedgehog.”
• “A hedgehog rolled into a ball.”

Good to know

a hedgehog (spines, garden, night). Contrast: rabbit (fur). Do not touch the spines.

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