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hurcheon

hurcheon noun: a hedgehog.

Noun

hurcheon (plural hurcheons)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) A hedgehog.
    • I saw the hurcheon and the hare
      In hidlings hirpling here and there,1597, Alexander Montgomery, The Cherrie and the Slae

hurcheon meaning in Tamil

hurcheon in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Forms of hurcheon

pluralhurcheons

Origin of hurcheon

A variant of urchin, from Middle English hirchoun (“hedgehog”), from Old French heriçon (“hedgehog”). Compare Scots hurcheon.

Questions about hurcheon

What does hurcheon mean?
Hurcheon means a hedgehog.
What is hurcheon in Tamil?
Hurcheon in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Hurcheon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hurcheon?
Hurcheon is a noun.
What is the plural of hurcheon?
The plural of hurcheon is hurcheons.

Words near hurcheon in the dictionary

  1. hurcaras
  2. hurcarra
  3. hurcarrah
  4. hurcarrahs
  5. hurcarras
  6. hurcheon
  7. hurcheons
  8. hurcn
  9. hurcns
  10. Hurcomb
  11. hurcurra

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