hedgehog
pronunciation
How to pronounce hedgehog in British English:
UK [ˈhedʒhɒg]
How to pronounce hedgehog in American English:
US [ˈhedʒhɔg]
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- Noun:
- relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
- small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
Word Origin
- hedgehog (n.)
- mid-15c. (replacing Old English igl), from hedge (n.) + hog (n.); the second element a reference to its pig-like snout.
Example
- 1. Or , you can major in english and be a hedgehog .
- 2. Baldrick the hedgehog curling up and going to sleep with another unnamed hedgehog .
- 3. If your answer is yes , you are probably more like the fox than the hedgehog .
- 4. The american embassy , with its spiny outer shell , looks like a hedgehog crossed with a fortress and surrounded by a moat .
- 5. In the workshop three women were talking about the " hedgehog " , a device attached to a hoover .