1.(Animals) any small nocturnal Old World mammal of the genusErinaceus,such asE. europaeus,and related genera, having a protective covering of spines on the back: familyErinaceidae,orderInsectivora(insectivores). 2.(Animals) any other insectivore of the familyErinaceidae,such as the moon rat...
The spines or quills of hedgehogs and porcupines are morphologically and mechanically different. In simple terms, it seems that the quills of porcupines are proportioned to be as long as possible without bending too easily when loaded axially. By contrast, the spines of the hedgehog are as ...
hedge(n.) Old Englishhecg"hedge," originally any fence, living or artificial, from West Germanic*hagjo(source also of Middle Dutchhegge, Dutchheg, Old High Germanhegga, GermanHecke"hedge"), from a verb*hagjanan, from PIE root*kagh-"to catch, seize; wickerwork, fence" (source also of...
, one of several West Indian rodents, allied to the porcupines, but with ratlike tails, and few quills, or only stiff bristles. The hedgehog rats belong to Capromys, Plagiodon, and allied genera. Hedgehog shell (Zo["o]l.), any spinose, marine, univalve shell of the genus Murex. ...
He also has six quills on his head, four of which curve upwards while the other two curve downwards, two spines on his back, and a short, pointy tail. He has red stripes on each of his head quills, around the edges of his eyes, and on his arms and legs. ...
hedgehog 双语例句 1. Hedgehog starts pulling off his quills one by one enduring sharp pain. 刺猬忍着巨痛,开始一根一根的拔掉自己身上的刺。 2. A touchy man just like a hedgehog who scrunches in the opposite way to use its thron to torture himself. ...
What is NOT right about the hedgehog?A. Hedgehogs have many quills.B. The hedgehog's back is easy to be attacked.C. The quills of hedgehogs are not poisonous.B True or False.)1. Hedgehogs'spines are poisonous.)2. The belly of the hedgehog is easy to be attacked....
Hedgehog Hedge"hog`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europ[ae]us), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the ...
On an animal these 'spikes/spines' are also called quills. If they can easily come off and stick into another animal they are called barbs. Pufferfish and Hedgehogs have quills. Porcupines, which are the larger more dangerous to touch mammal-have 'barbs.'語...
Shadow is a black-furredmobianhedgehog. He has red eyes, a patch of white fur on his chest, a black nose, a tan muzzle, and small, triangular ears with tan canals. He also has six quills on his head, four of which curve upwards while the other two curve downwards, two spines on ...