genus erinaceus

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   type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs

   SynonymsErinaceus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofErinaceidae

Questions about genus erinaceus

What does genus erinaceus mean?

genus erinaceus means "type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs".

What is another word for genus erinaceus?

Close synonyms include Erinaceus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus erinaceus a common word?

genus erinaceus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.