On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Hedgehog. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as porcupine or rodent and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Hedgehog meaning
- A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.
- Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
- Ellipsis of Czech hedgehog (“an antitank obstacle constructed from three steel rails”).
Synonyms of Hedgehog
Hedgehog vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Hedgehog
- The main meaning on this page is: A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia. | Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog. | Ellipsis of Czech hedgehog (“an antitank obstacle constructed from three steel rails”).
- Useful related words include: porcupine, rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal.
- Possible Dutch translations are: egel.
- In the example corpus, hedgehog often appears in combinations such as: the hedgehog, hedgehog is, of hedgehog.
Context around Hedgehog
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hedgehog
- In this selection, "hedgehog" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, eared, bellied, toed, atelerix, warning and specific stand out and add context to how "hedgehog" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include african pygmy hedgehog being held and depths of hedgehog ennui. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hedgehog" sits close to words such as aba, avenge and backups, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hedgehog
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dawn Airlie has taken over as the region's new hedgehog champion. (12 words)
Genera and species Long-eared hedgehog An urban European hedgehog out foraging at night. (14 words)
More information can also be obtained through the Forth Hedgehog Hospital's Facebook page. (14 words)
I would like to reassure and advise everyone that firstly they do not carry fleas that jump onto your pets or carpets, their fleas are hedgehog specific and rescuers like myself always have sprays etc to eradicate them and make the hedgehog comfy. (43 words)
Also got NBA 2K24, as well as Sonic The Hedgehog on Game Boy Advance, because why not, I recently dug out my Game Boy Micro, so I figured I would start building a bit of a Game Boy Advance collection. (40 words)
Rescuer Ali Sparkes was called to help after a member of the public spotted the hedgehog on September 7. She said: “This hedgehog had fallen down the pipe and had become completely stuck in the downpipe bend. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The most common pet species of hedgehog are hybrids of the white-bellied hedgehog or four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) and the North African hedgehog (A.
Rescuer Ali Sparkes was called to help after a member of the public spotted the hedgehog on September 7. She said: “This hedgehog had fallen down the pipe and had become completely stuck in the downpipe bend.
The hedgehog warning signs – which feature a silhouette of a hedgehog – were first launched in June 2019 to fill a gap between warnings over smaller creatures such as toads and larger animals like deer and livestock.
I would like to reassure and advise everyone that firstly they do not carry fleas that jump onto your pets or carpets, their fleas are hedgehog specific and rescuers like myself always have sprays etc to eradicate them and make the hedgehog comfy.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 brings Shadow the Hedgehog into the franchise properly, adapting his video game origin, powers, and more in the process.
Domestication main African pygmy hedgehog being held This hedgehog has no pigmentation due to a genetic mutation.
Genera and species Long-eared hedgehog An urban European hedgehog out foraging at night.
It featured the introductions of Sonic's siblings, Sonia the Hedgehog and Manic the Hedgehog, and Sonic's mother, Queen Aleena, who must defeat Robotnik and rule Mobius as the "Council of Four".
Mario as Nintendo 's mascot finds a rival in Sega 's Sonic the Hedgehog with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog on the Genesis in 1991.
Other species kept as pets are the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) and the Indian long-eared hedgehog (H.
Also got NBA 2K24, as well as Sonic The Hedgehog on Game Boy Advance, because why not, I recently dug out my Game Boy Micro, so I figured I would start building a bit of a Game Boy Advance collection.
As the first 3D-animated show for the blue hedgehog, was entertaining for fans of the character.
Because he’s not used to hunting he will bin dive, he will eat cat food that has been left out, if there’s any hedgehog food he will eat that.
Dawn Airlie has taken over as the region's new hedgehog champion.
From Pac-Man to Sonic the Hedgehog, many iconic retro gaming classics are readily available to play at the Parlin Library.
Here is a useful website if you find a Hedgehog out during the day, whatever it’s size: helpwildlife.
Major congratulations are in order to the creative team for bravely exploring the depths of hedgehog ennui.
More information can also be obtained through the Forth Hedgehog Hospital's Facebook page.
Police are hunting a mystery pest controller after a cruel trap was laid that killed a hedgehog in Leeds.
Pupils from Mayfield School - which caters for children with additional learning and physical needs - took first place in a ‘Classroom Goals’ competition for their fundraising efforts on behalf of Chorley Hedgehog Rescue Centre over the past year.
Common combinations with hedgehog
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the hedgehog 87×
- hedgehog is 6×
- of hedgehog 5×
- hedgehog on 5×
- hedgehog and 5×
- hedgehog or 3×
- long-eared hedgehog 3×
- european hedgehog 3×
- hedgehog in 3×
- hedgehog rescue 3×