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ERINACEUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs

Synonyms:

Erinaceus; genus Erinaceus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Erinaceus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Erinaceus"):

Erinaceus europaeus; Erinaceus europeaeus; hedgehog (small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines)

Holonyms ("Erinaceus" is a member of...):

Erinaceidae; family Erinaceidae (true hedgehogs)

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