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Image:Igel01.jpg|thumb|A hedgehog
English
Etymology
From hedge + hog.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�h�ʤh�g/
Noun
en-noun
- Small mammal characterized by its spiny back and by its habit of rolling itself into a ball when attacked.
- The nickname for a type of depth charge weapon that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged enemies.
- Australian English A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
Scientific names
Erinaceus europaeus, family Erinaceidae
Synonyms
urchin (archaic)
Derived terms
Czech hedgehog
Translations
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Albanian: iriqi
Arabic: ARchar|���ذ|������ذ (qunfúð) m
Basque: triku
Belarusian: вож�к (vožyk) m
Bosnian: jež m
Breton: heureuchin
Bulgarian: �а�алеж (taralež) :bg:�а�алеж|^
Catalan: eriçó m
Chinese: �, � (wèi)
Croatian: jež m
Czech: ježek m
Danish: pindsvin n
Dutch: egel m
Esperanto: erinaco
Estonian: siil
Faroese: tindasvÃn
Finnish: siili
French: hérisson m
Frisian: ychelbaarch
Friulian: riç
Galician: ourizo m
German: Igel m
Greek: �κα�ζ��οι�ο� (skatzókhiros)
Hebrew: קפ�� (kipod)
Hungarian: sün
Icelandic: broddgöltur m
Irish: gráinneog
Italian: riccio m
Japanese: é��é¼ (ã�¯ã��ã�ã��ã�¿, harinezumi)
Korean: ê³ ì�´ë��ì¹� (goseumdochi)
Latin: erinacaeus m
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Ladin: igl
Latvian: ezis
Lithuanian: ežys
Lower Sorbian: jež
Macedonian: еж (ež) m
Maltese: qanfud
Norwegian: piggsvin n, pinnsvin n
Occitan: eriç, eriçon
Persian: FAchar|ج�ج��ت�غ� (juje-tighi)
Polish: jeż m
Portuguese: ouriço m
Romanian: arici
Romansh: erizun
Romany: arichi m
Russian: �ж (jož) m
Sami: biikagoašku
Sardinian: arritzoni (de matta), grixoni, berittu
Scottish Gaelic: grà ineag
Serbian:
Slovak: jež
Slovene: jež m
Spanish: erizo m
Swedish: igelkott c
Turkish: kirpi
Ukrainian: �жак (ižak) m
Upper Sorbian: j�ž, j�žik
Welsh: draenog
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See also
echidna
porcupine
erinaceous
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