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GENUS ERINACEUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
Synonyms:
Erinaceus; genus Erinaceus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Erinaceus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Erinaceus"):
Erinaceus europaeus; Erinaceus europeaeus; hedgehog (small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines)
Holonyms ("genus Erinaceus" is a member of...):
Erinaceidae; family Erinaceidae (true hedgehogs)
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