Meanings
nounEuropean hedgehog (plural European hedgehogs)
plural European hedgehogs
- Erinaceus europaeus, the hedgehog that inhabits much of Western and Central Europe.
Synonyms: common hedgehog
Synonyms & antonyms
nounErinaceus europaeus, the hedgehog that inhabits much of Western and Central Europe.
Similar
common hedgehog
Translations
Basque triku arrunt
- triku arruntErinaceus europaeus
Bengali পশ্চিম ইউরোপীয় সজারু
- পশ্চিম ইউরোপীয় সজারু (pościm iurōpiẏo śojaru)Erinaceus europaeus
Bulgarian западноевропейски таралеж
- западноевропейски таралеж (zapadnoevropejski taralež)Erinaceus europaeus
Catalan eriçó fosc, eriçó
- eriçó foscErinaceus europaeus
- eriçóErinaceus europaeus
Chinese Mandarin 西歐刺蝟 /西欧刺猬
- 西歐刺蝟 /西欧刺猬 (xī'ōu cìwèi)Erinaceus europaeus
Czech ježek západní, ježek obecný
- ježek západníErinaceus europaeus
- ježek obecnýErinaceus europaeus
Danish pindsvin
- pindsvinErinaceus europaeus
Dutch egel
- egelErinaceus europaeus
Estonian siil
- siilErinaceus europaeus
Finnish siili
- siiliErinaceus europaeus
French hérisson commun
- hérisson communErinaceus europaeus
German Braunbrustigel
- BraunbrustigelErinaceus europaeus
Irish gráinneog
- gráinneogErinaceus europaeus
Italian riccio comune
- riccio comuneErinaceus europaeus
Japanese ヨーロッパハリネズミ
- ヨーロッパハリネズミ (Yōroppa harinezumi)Erinaceus europaeus
Latvian brūnkrūtainais ezis, brūnkrūšu ezis
- brūnkrūtainais ezisErinaceus europaeus
- brūnkrūšu ezisErinaceus europaeus
- Eiropas ezisErinaceus europaeus
Lithuanian ežys, paprastasis ežys
- ežysErinaceus europaeus
- paprastasis ežysErinaceus europaeus
Norwegian Bokmål piggsvin, pinnsvin
- piggsvinErinaceus europaeus
- pinnsvinErinaceus europaeus
Polish jeż zachodni, jeż europejski
- jeż zachodniErinaceus europaeus
- jeż europejskiErinaceus europaeus
Portuguese ouriço terrestre, ouriço-cacheiro
- ouriço terrestreErinaceus europaeus
- ouriço-cacheiroErinaceus europaeus
Russian обыкнове́нный ёж, европе́йский ёж
- обыкнове́нный ёж (obyknovénnyj jož)Erinaceus europaeus
- европе́йский ёж (jevropéjskij jož)Erinaceus europaeus
Slovak jež tmavý
- jež tmavýErinaceus europaeus
Spanish erizo común
- erizo comúnErinaceus europaeus
Swedish igelkott
- igelkottErinaceus europaeus
Thai เฮดจ์ฮอกยุโรป, เม่นแคระยุโรป
- เฮดจ์ฮอกยุโรป (ḥedc̒ḥ xk yurop)Erinaceus europaeus
- เม่นแคระยุโรป (mèn khæra yurop)Erinaceus europaeus
Turkish batı Avrupa kirpisi
- batı Avrupa kirpisiErinaceus europaeus
Vietnamese nhím gai châu Âu
- nhím gai châu ÂuErinaceus europaeus
Cite this entry
APA
European hedgehog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20hedgehog
MLA
“European hedgehog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20hedgehog. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European hedgehog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20hedgehog.
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