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landak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hedgehog verb To curl into a tight defensive ball, or to set up spiky defenses, the way a hedgehog protects itself.
  • porcupine noun A large rodent covered in sharp defensive spines called quills.

Senses

landak is used for these senses in English:

  • hedgehog 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.
  • porcupine Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

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