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How to pronounce “hedgehog

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Pronunciation guide for hedgehog

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of hedgehog with real speech in context.
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Definition summary
A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

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How to pronounce hedgehog

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Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “hedgehog

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.
  • (US) Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
  • (military) Ellipsis of Czech hedgehog (“an antitank obstacle constructed from three steel rails”).
  • (informal, military, historical) A spigot mortar-type of depth charge weapon from World War II that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged submarines.
  • (Australia) A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
  • A form of dredging machine.
  • Certain flowering plants with parts resembling a member of family Erinaceidae
  • The edible fungus Hydnum repandum.
  • A kind of electrical transformer with open magnetic circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned outward and presenting a bristling appearance.
  • A way of serving food at a party, consisting of a half melon or potato etc. with individual cocktail sticks of cheese and pineapple stuck into it.
  • (differential geometry) A type of plane curve; see Hedgehog (geometry).
  • (chiefly philosophy) Someone who has one big overarching personal philosophy or worldview.
  • [Verb]
  • (military) To make use of a hedgehog barricade as a defensive maneuver.
  • To array with spiky projections like the quills of a hedgehog.
  • (ambitransitive) To curl up into a defensive ball.

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