What is another word for hedgehog?

Synonyms for hedgehog
ˈhɛdʒˌhɒg, -ˌhɔghedge·hog

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. hedgehognoun

    Synonyms:
    urchin, furze-pig, hedgepig

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. porcupine, hedgehognoun

    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

    Synonyms:
    porcupine

  2. hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeusnoun

    small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

    Synonyms:
    porcupine

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How to use hedgehog in a sentence?

  1. William Margold:

    You are a hedgehog, my friend. A walking, talking hedgehog.

  2. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von 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.

  3. Stephen Jay Gould:

    The Fox devises many strategies, the Hedgehog knows one great and effective strategy.

  4. Archilocus:

    The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

  5. Desiderius Erasmus:

    The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.


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