Synonyms for hedgehog
ˈhɛdʒˌhɒg, -ˌhɔghedge·hog

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1. hedgehognoun

   Synonyms:
   urchin, furze-pig, hedgepig

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. porcupine, hedgehognoun

   relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

   Synonyms:
   porcupine

2. hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeusnoun

   small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

   Synonyms:
   porcupine

Matched Categories

1. • Insectivore
   • Rodent

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1. William Margold:

   You are a hedgehog, my friend. A walking, talking hedgehog.

2. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel:

   An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.

3. Desiderius Erasmus:

   The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.

4. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Because anticipate rather than search the bushes. (Car plutôt anticiper - Que les fourrés rechercher.) [Fables1, The Rabbit and the Hedgehog / Le Lapin et le Hérisson]

5. Archilocus:

   The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.