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I hate the hand that comes out of a car and just drops litter in the street. I hate that! For some reason, it just fills me with fury! It's just utter laziness, lack of interest in other people, lack of interest in the planet, in the hedgehog who might eat the plastic bag, it's a lack of concern.
Joanna Lumley

Meaning of "hedgehog" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEDGEHOG

hedgehog  [ˈhɛdʒˌhɒɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEDGEHOG

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adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hedgehog is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEDGEHOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hedgehog

Hedgehog

A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews, with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years. Like many of the first mammals, they have adapted to a nocturnal, insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas. The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge, because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge, from its piglike snout. Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig. The collective noun for a group of hedgehogs is array or prickle.

Definition of hedgehog in the English dictionary

The first definition of hedgehog in the dictionary is any small nocturnal Old World mammal of the genus Erinaceus, such as E. europaeus, and related genera, having a protective covering of spines on the back: family Erinaceidae, order Insectivora related adjective erinaceous. Other definition of hedgehog is any other insectivore of the family Erinaceidae, such as the moon rat. Hedgehog is also any of various other spiny animals, esp the porcupine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEDGEHOG


cohog
ˈkəʊˌhɒɡ
groundhog
ˈɡraʊndˌhɒɡ
hog
hɒɡ
hogg
hɒɡ
quahaug
ˈkwɑːˌhɒɡ
quahog
ˈkoʊˌhɒɡ
quohog
ˈkwəʊˌhɒɡ
roadhog
ˈrəʊdhɒɡ
sandhog
ˈsændˌhɒɡ
seahog
ˈsiːˌhɒɡ
warthog
ˈwɔːthɒɡ
whole-hog
ˌhəʊlˈhɒɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEDGEHOG

hedge
hedge clippers
hedge fund
hedge fund manager
hedge garlic
hedge hyssop
hedge laying
hedge sparrow
hedge trimmer
hedge-school
hedge-schoolmaster
hedgebill
hedgehop
hedgehopped
hedgehopper
hedgehopping
hedger
hedgerow
hedging
hedgingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEDGEHOG

chog
gas hog
go the whole hog
live high on the hog
mummichog
puck hog
road hog
shog
water hog
whole hog
wood hedgehog

Synonyms and antonyms of hedgehog in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hedgehog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEDGEHOG

Find out the translation of hedgehog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hedgehog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hedgehog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刺猬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

erizo
570 millions of speakers

English

hedgehog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाथी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قُنْفُذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

еж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ouriço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসামাজিক ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hérisson
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Landak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Igel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハリネズミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고슴도치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Landak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con nhím
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹெட்ஜ்ஹாக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेजहोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kirpi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riccio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jeż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

їжак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arici
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκαντζόχοιρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

igelkott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pinnsvin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hedgehog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEDGEHOG»

The term «hedgehog» is very widely used and occupies the 19.207 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hedgehog

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6 QUOTES WITH «HEDGEHOG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hedgehog.
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Douglas Adams
If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves.
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James Collins
So my answer is, YES, everyone can find a hedgehog concept. If these companies can do it, anyone can do it. And anybody who says they can't is simply whining.
3
James Collins
The way you want to respond is to ask a question: Is this technology directly relevant to our hedgehog concept? If the answer is YES, then we want to become pioneers, not in the technology, but in the application of that technology specifically linked to our hedgehog concept.
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Clifford Geertz
I'm an inveterate fox and not a hedgehog, so I always think you should try everything.
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Joanna Lumley
I hate the hand that comes out of a car and just drops litter in the street. I hate that! For some reason, it just fills me with fury! It's just utter laziness, lack of interest in other people, lack of interest in the planet, in the hedgehog who might eat the plastic bag, it's a lack of concern.
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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEDGEHOG»

Discover the use of hedgehog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hedgehog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Muriel Barbery, 2008
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog
But unknown to them both, the sudden death of one of their privileged neighbours will dramatically alter their lives forever. By turn moving and hilarious, this unusual novel became the top-selling book in France in 2007.
Muriel Barbery, 2011
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The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of ...
This new edition features a revised text that supplants all previous versions, English translations of the many passages in foreign languages, a new foreword in which Berlin biographer Michael Ignatieff explains the enduring appeal of ...
Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy, 2013
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The Hedgehog Effect: The Secrets of Building High ...
Kets de Vries supports the whole with the story of an organizational change initiative accomplished through group coaching. "Yet another classic from Manfred Kets de Vries.
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, 2011
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Hedgehog
Introduces hedgehogs, discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, food, and defense mechanisms.
Michael Leach, 2008
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THE HEDGEHOG, THE FOX, AND THE MAGISTER'S POX
In his final book, Gould offers a surprising and nuanced study of the complex relationship between our two great ways of knowing: science and the humanities, twin realms of knowledge that have been divided against each other for far too ...
Stephen Jay Gould, 2011
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The Hedgehog: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet
Finally, a pet book about the unique experience of living with a hedgehog. This book emphasizes total care, training, and companionship as well as the specific traits of your fascinating pet.
Dawn Wrobel, Susan A. Brown, DVM, 1997
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Hedgehog is Hungry
Hedgehog has just woken up from it's winter sleep and now it is hungry.
Beverley Randell, 1993
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The Hedgehog
Living with her mother in Switzerland during the time of World War II, Madge moves from the concerns of childhood to the edge of the more adult woes of love and loss, separation and community.
Hilda Doolittle, 1936
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Waking the Hedgehog: The Literary Universe of Bernardo Atxaga
This analysis of the writings of Bernardo Atxaga is inspired by his image of the Basque language as a hedgehog that has "survived... by withdrawing," but that has now emerged, preeminently in the work of this most international of Basque ...
Mari Jose Olaziregi, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEDGEHOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hedgehog is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shia LaBeouf Motivates Sonic the Hedgehog
This video posted on the official Sonic the Hedgehog channel shows one of the final cutscenes in Sonic Generations, with parts of Shia ... «IGN, Jul 15»
2
Official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube videos get weird
I really can't decide if the person running all of the social media accounts for Sonic the Hedgehog is a calculated PR mastermind using bizarre ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
3
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Trailer Confirms Local Co-Op Support
The blue blur returns to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week in M2's 3D revival of the classic 1992 SEGA title, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. «Nintendo Life, Jul 15»
4
12 Facts You May Not Have Known About Sonic the Hedgehog
This week we're taking a look at Sonic the Hedgehog, the perennial all-ages favorite from Archie Comics. Find out which future comics ... «ComicsAlliance, Jul 15»
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Sonic the Hedgehog Looks Awesome in Unreal Engine 4
CryZENx has released another Unreal Engine 4 video, this time showcasing Sega's iconic speedster, Sonic the Hedgehog, in the open world ... «WCCFtech, Jul 15»
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Katarina Rose's eccentric taxidermy: 'I've got a hedgehog and a …
'I've got a hedgehog and a weasel that I haven't sewn up yet,' she says casually. Characters in Rose's The Field project include Lord Elgar, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Replay – Sonic The Hedgehog 2006
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 is considered by many to be the absolute low point of the Sega mascot's career. Erratic, touchy controls collide with ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
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Wanted man arrested with HEDGEHOG in his bag in Piccadilly …
Found wanted man this afternoon, and in his bag was the Piccadilly Hedgehog we tweeted about earlier...Officers have taken Piccadilly ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
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Pygmy hedgehog undergoes surgery at Tampa veterinary hospital
The staff at BluePearl Veterinary Partners hospital in Tampa released video Friday showing the tiny 2-year-old hedgehog, whose name is Paco ... «News 13 Orlando, Jul 15»
10
Country mouse spots a hedgehog
I was lazily hoeing around the lavender, watching the bumblebees zip in for a feed, when my eye was caught by an altogether more impressive ... «Country Life, Jul 15»

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