genus erinaceus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	erinaceus europaeus, erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog,
definition	:	small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	erinaceidae, family erinaceidae,
definition	:	true hedgehogs (noun.animal)