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ERINACEIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

True hedgehogs

Synonyms:

Erinaceidae; family Erinaceidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Erinaceidae"):

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

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

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

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