hedgehog

Noun
  1. Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur (synset 102349279)
    is a type of: gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
    subtypes:
    has: quill - a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
    same as: porcupine
  2. Small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines (synset 101896466)
    is a type of: insectivore - small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
    belongs to: erinaceus, genus erinaceus - type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
    has: quill - a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
    same as: erinaceus europaeus, erinaceus europeaeus

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