Dictionary - Definition of Erinaceus

Definition: Erinaceus


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs.[Wordnet].
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"Erinaceus" is a common misspelling or typo for: Erinaceous.

Date "Erinaceus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: Erinaceus

Expressions	Definition
Erinaceus europaeus	Small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Erinaceus europeaeus	Small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Erinaceus	Type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Erinaceus^[1]

Erinaceus europaeus

Scientific classification

Type species

Erinaceus europaeus
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

Erinaceus is a genus of hedgehogs.

Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 213-214. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

Extant Erinaceomorpha species by subfamily

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Infraclass: Eutheria · Superorder: Laurasiatheria

Erinaceinae
(Hedgehogs)

Atelerix	Four-toed Hedgehog (A. albiventris) · Algerian Hedgehog (A. algirus) · Southern African Hedgehog (A. frontalis) · Somali Hedgehog (A. sclateri)

Erinaceus	Amur Hedgehog (E. amurensis) · Southern White-breasted Hedgehog (E. concolor) · West European Hedgehog (E. europaeus) · Northern White-breasted Hedgehog (E. roumanicus)

Hemiechinus	Long-eared Hedgehog (H. auritus) · Indian Long-eared Hedgehog (H. collaris)

Mesechinus	Daurian Hedgehog (M. dauuricus) · Hugh's Hedgehog (M. hughi)

Paraechinus	Desert Hedgehog (P. aethiopicus) · Brandt's Hedgehog (P. hypomelas) · Indian Hedgehog (P. micropus) · Bare-bellied Hedgehog (P. nudiventris)

Galericinae
(Gymnures)

Echinosorex	Greater Moonrat (E. gymnura)

Hylomys	Long-eared Gymnure (H. megalotis) · Dwarf Gymnure (H. parvus) · Short-tailed Gymnure (H. suillus)

Neohylomys	Hainan Gymnure (N. hainanensis)

Neotetracus	Shrew Gymnure (N. sinensis)

Podogymnura	Dinagat Gymnure (P. aureospinula) · Mindanao Gymnure (P. truei)

Category

Topics by Level of Interest: Erinaceus
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Erinaceus	13	Clavicoccus erinaceus	5
Hericium erinaceus	13	Erinaceus	13
Pterocarpus erinaceus	6	Hericium erinaceus	13
Clavicoccus erinaceus	5	Pterocarpus erinaceus	6
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Erinaceus" is a common misspelling or typo for: Erinaceous.

Synonym: Erinaceus
Position	Synonym (sorted by strength)
Expression	genus Erinaceus.
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Translations: Erinaceus

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified	猬属 (Erinaceus). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Erinaceus. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	猬屬 (Erinaceus). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Erinaceus. (volunteer & more translations)
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