FAMILY ERINACEIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

True hedgehogs

Synonyms:

Erinaceidae; family Erinaceidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Erinaceidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Erinaceidae"):

Erinaceus; genus Erinaceus (type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs)

Holonyms ("family Erinaceidae" is a member of...):

Insectivora; order Insectivora (shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs)