erinaceous
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erinaceous (er-uh-NAY-shuhs) - adj., of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
Hedgehogs being, of course, adorable insectivores most closely related to shrews, and not rodents at all. Coined in the 18th century from Latin ērināceus, hedgehog.
---L.
Hedgehogs being, of course, adorable insectivores most closely related to shrews, and not rodents at all. Coined in the 18th century from Latin ērināceus, hedgehog.
---L.