- erinaceous
- \\|erə|nāshəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin erinaceus, n., hedgehog, from er hedgehog + -inaceus (as in gallinaceus cock, from gallinaceus of a cock) — more at urchin, gallinaceous: like or relating to the hedgehog
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/er'euh nay"sheuhs/, adj. Zool.of the hedgehog kind or family.[ < L erinace(us) hedgehog + -OUS]* * *
erinaceous /er-i-nāˈshəs/adjectiveOf, relating to, or resembling a hedgehogORIGIN: L erinaceus hedgehog* * *
erinaceous, a. Zool.(ɛrɪˈneɪʃəs)[f. L. ērināce-us hedgehog + -ous.]Pertaining to the hedgehog family; of the nature of a hedgehog. See also herinacious.In mod. Dicts.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.