单词 | hedgehog |
释义 | hedgehog n.   1. any small nocturnal insect-eating mammal of the genus Erinaceus, esp. E. europaeus, having a piglike snout and a coat of spines, and rolling itself up into a ball for defence.   2. a porcupine or other animal similarly covered with spines. Derivatives hedgehoggy adj. Etymology: ME f. HEDGE (from its habitat) + HOG (from its snout) |
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