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European hedgehog

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Erinaceus europaeus, the hedgehog that inhabits much of Western and Central Europe.

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Basque: triku arrunt — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Belarusian: звычайны вожык (zvyčajny vóžyk) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Belarusian: еўрапейскі вожык (jewrapjejski vóžyk) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Bengali: পশ্চিম ইউরোপীয় সজারু (pościm iurōpiẏo śojaru) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Bulgarian: западноевропейски таралеж (zapadnoevropejski taralež) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Catalan: eriçó fosc — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Catalan: eriçó — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西歐刺蝟 /西欧刺猬 (xī'ōu cìwèi) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Chuvash: ахаль чӗрӗп (ah̬alʹ čĕrĕp) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Czech: ježek západní — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Czech: ježek obecný — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Danish: pindsvin — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Dutch: egel — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Erzya: сеель (sejeľ) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Estonian: siil — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Faroese: tindasvín — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Finnish: siili — Erinaceus europaeus
  • French: hérisson commun — Erinaceus europaeus
  • West-Frisian: stikelbaarch — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Galician: ourizo cacho — Erinaceus europaeus
  • German: Braunbrustigel — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Irish: gráinneog — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Italian: riccio comune — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Japanese: ヨーロッパハリネズミ (Yōroppa harinezumi) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Latgalian: ezs — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Latgalian: parostais ezs — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Latvian: brūnkrūtainais ezis — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Latvian: brūnkrūšu ezis — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Latvian: Eiropas ezis — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Lithuanian: ežys — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Lithuanian: paprastasis ežys — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Luxembourgish: europäesche Kéisécker — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: piggsvin — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pinnsvin — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: piggsvin — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bustyvel — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Polish: jeż zachodni — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Polish: jeż europejski — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Portuguese: ouriço terrestre — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Portuguese: ouriço-cacheiro — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Romansh: erizun — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Romansh: rizza — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Romansh: püerch spinus — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный ёж (obyknovénnyj jož) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Russian: европе́йский ёж (jevropéjskij jož) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Serbo-Croatian: europski jež — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Serbo-Croatian: tamnoprsi jež — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Slovak: jež tmavý — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Slovene: rjavoprsi jež — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Spanish: erizo común — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Swedish: igelkott — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Thai: เฮดจ์ฮอกยุโรป (ḥedc̒ḥ xk yurop) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Thai: เม่นแคระยุโรป (mèn khæra yurop) — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Turkish: batı Avrupa kirpisi — Erinaceus europaeus
  • Vietnamese: nhím gai châu Âu — Erinaceus europaeus