Erinaceus - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: erinaceusErinaceus
the type genus of the family Erinaceidae composed of hedgehogs...
Hedgehog
A small European insectivore Erinaceus Europaeligus and other allied species of Asia and Africa having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction It is nocturnal in its habits feeding chiefly upon insects...
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