hedgehog

As a noun hedgehog

is a small mammal, of the subfamily erinaceinae, characterized by its spiny back and by its habit of rolling itself into a ball when attacked.

As an adjective hedgehoglike is

resembling or characteristic of a hedgehog.

As nouns the difference between hedgehog and ericius

is that hedgehog is a small mammal, of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by its spiny back and by its habit of rolling itself into a ball when attacked while ericius is hedgehog.

As nouns the difference between hedgehog and hirchen

is that hedgehog is a small mammal, of the subfamily erinaceinae, characterized by its spiny back and by its habit of rolling itself into a ball when attacked while hirchen is a hedgehog.