erinaceous

WOTD - 15 February 2008    

English

Etymology

From Latin ērināceus (“hedgehog”).

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˌɛ.rɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/, /ˌɛ.rəˈneɪ.ʃəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

erinaceous (comparative more erinaceous, superlative most erinaceous)

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.

Translations

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog

Chinese: Mandarin: 相似刺蝟的, 相似刺猬的 (xiāngsì cìwei de)

Finnish: siilimäinen (fi) German: igelartig (de), igelähnlich (de)