ERINACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

erinaceous (comparative more erinaceous, superlative most erinaceous)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.

Source: Wiktionary


Er`i*na"ceous, a. Etym: [L. erinaceus hedgehog.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of the Hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a hedgehog.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RESTITUTION

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