hedgehog
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[edit] English
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- IPA: /ˈhɛdʒhɒɡ/
[edit] Noun
hedgehog (plural hedgehogs)
- Small mammal characterized by its spiny back and by its habit of rolling itself into a ball when attacked.
- A type of moveable military barricade made from crossed logs or steel bars, laced with barbed wire, used to damage or impede tanks and vehicles; Czech hedgehog.
- The nickname for a type of depth charge weapon that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged enemies.
- (Australian) A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
[edit] Scientific names
- Erinaceus europaeus, family Erinaceidae
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