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FAMILY ERINACEIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Erinaceidae mean?
• FAMILY ERINACEIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY ERINACEIDAE has 1 sense:
1. true hedgehogs
Familiarity information: FAMILY ERINACEIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
True hedgehogs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Erinaceidae; family Erinaceidae
Hypernyms ("family Erinaceidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "family Erinaceidae"):
Erinaceus; genus Erinaceus (type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs)
Holonyms ("family Erinaceidae" is a member of...):
Insectivora; order Insectivora (shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs)
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