hedgehog

US: /ˈhɛdʒˌhɑɡ/
UK: /hˈɛd‍ʒhɒɡ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


hedgehog /'hedʤhɔg/
  • danh từ
    • (động vật học) con nhím Âu (thuộc loại ăn sâu bọ)
    • (quân sự) tập đoàn cứ điểm kiểu "con chim"
    • quả có nhiều gai
    • người khó giao thiệp

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
a small brown European animal with stiff parts like needles, (called SPINES), covering its back. Hedgehogs are NOCTURNAL (= active mostly at night) and can roll into a ball to defend themselves when they are attacked.

Concise English dictionary


hedgehogs'hedʒhɑg /-hɒg
noun
+relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
+small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines