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hedgehog meaning in Tamil

ஹெட்ஜ்ஹோக்

/ˈhɛd͡ʒ.hɒɡ/US/ˈhɛd͡ʒ.hɔɡ/

hedgehog in Tamil: ஹெட்ஜ்ஹோக். In English, hedgehog means a small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

Tamil words for hedgehog

ஹெட்ஜ்ஹோக்

English meaning of hedgehog

  1. noun A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.
  2. noun Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
  3. noun A spigot mortar-type of depth charge weapon from World War II that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged submarines.
  4. noun A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.

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Questions about hedgehog in Tamil

What is the meaning of hedgehog in Tamil?
Hedgehog in Tamil is ஹெட்ஜ்ஹோக்.
hedgehog என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Hedgehog: ஹெட்ஜ்ஹோக்.
What does hedgehog mean in English?
Hedgehog means a small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

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Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “hedgehog”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hedgehog (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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