erinaceous

adjective

er·​i·​na·​ceous

¦erə¦nāshəs

: like or relating to the hedgehog

Word History

Etymology

Latin erinaceus, noun, hedgehog, from er hedgehog + -inaceus (as in gallinaceus cock, from gallinaceus of a cock)

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