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hedgehog
noun
- any of several small insectivores (family Erinaceidae) of the Old World, with a shaggy coat and sharp spines on the back, which bristle and form a defense when the animal curls up
- ☆ the American porcupine
- a person regarded as being of a type that tends to see things in terms of a single, overarching viewpoint or philosophy
- Mil.
- any of several defensive obstacles
- any of a series of defensive fortifications capable of continued resistance after being encircled
See hedgehog in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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