Meanings
adjectiveerinaceous (comparative more erinaceous, superlative most erinaceous)
comparative more erinaceous · superlative most erinaceous
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
Origin
- Latinērināceus“hedgehog”
- Englisherinaceous
From Latin ērināceus (“hedgehog”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 相似刺蝟的, 相似刺猬的
- 相似刺蝟的Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog
- 相似刺猬的 (xiāngsì cìwei de)Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog
Finnish siilimäinen
- siilimäinenOf, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog
German igelartig, igelähnlich
- igelartigOf, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog
- igelähnlichOf, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog
Polish jeżowy
- jeżowyOf, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with erinaceous
spacioustenaciousgraciousgaseouscretaceousherbaceousaudaciousefficaciousvoraciousvivaciousfallaciouscarbonaceoussebaceousvexatiousflirtatiouscurvaceousostentatioussalaciousrapaciouscapacioussagaciouspugnaciousloquaciousmendacious
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
erinaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erinaceous
MLA
“erinaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erinaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erinaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erinaceous.
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