"hedgehogs" in the noun sense
1. porcupine, hedgehog
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
2. hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus
small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
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