hedgehog

hedgehog is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 17 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects.
2. noun. The Canadian porcupine.
3. noun. A species of Medicago (M. intertexta), the pods of which are armed with short spines; -- popularly so called.
4. noun. A form of dredging machine.
5. noun. small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
6. noun. relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

   Synonyms: porcupine

Synonyms

porcupine

Common word forms

hedgehogs

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