Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hedgehog

2 senses of hedgehog

Sense 1
porcupine, hedgehog -- (relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur)
       => rodent, gnawer -- (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Sense 2
hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus -- (small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines)
       => insectivore -- (small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals)