igelkott — 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.
Senses
igelkott is used for these senses in English:
- European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, the hedgehog that inhabits much of Western and Central Europe.
- 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.
- hedgehog (military) Ellipsis of Czech hedgehog (“an antitank obstacle constructed from three steel rails”).