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1 hedgehog
noun (a small brown prickly-backed animal.) broddgöltur -
2 curl up
(to move or roll into a position or shape: The hedgehog curled (itself) up into a ball.) hringa sig, hnipra sig saman -
3 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) limgerði2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) koma sér hjá að svara2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) girða með limgerði•- hedgehog- hedgerow -
4 porcupine
(a kind of gnawing animal covered with long prickles (called quills), and larger than a hedgehog.) broddgöltur -
5 prickle
['prikl]1) (a sharp point growing on a plant or animal: A hedgehog is covered with prickles.) broddur; þyrnir2) (a feeling of being pricked: a prickle of fear.) stingur•- prickly- prickliness -
6 spiky
adjective (having spikes, or points similar to spikes: the spiky coat of a hedgehog.) göddóttur -
7 uncurl
(to straighten from a curled position: The hedgehog slowly uncurled (itself).) teygja úr sér
См. также в других словарях:
Hedgehog — Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedgehog — (engl. Igel) ist der Name: eines Proteins, das im nach ihm benannten Hedgehog Signalweg wirkt. von Grabhügeln aus dem Neolithikum, siehe Hügelgrab und West Kennet Long Barrow einer U Boot Abwehrwaffe, siehe Hedgehog (Granatwaffe) einer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
HedgeHog — est une protéine qui fut découverte en 1995 dans la drosophile. Elle est impliquée dans le développement embryonnaire, et joue un rôle important dans la mise en place du plan de l organisme. Les mammifères possèdent trois analogues à la protéine… … Wikipédia en Français
Hedgehog — est une protéine qui fut découverte en 1995 dans la drosophile. Elle est impliquée dans le développement embryonnaire, et joue un rôle important dans la mise en place du plan de l organisme. Hedgehog est une protéine cruciale pour le… … Wikipédia en Français
hedgehog — (n.) mid 15c. (replacing O.E. igl), from HEDGE (Cf. hedge) (n.) + HOG (Cf. hog) (n.); the second element a reference to its pig like snout … Etymology dictionary
hedgehog — ► NOUN ▪ a small nocturnal insect eating mammal with a spiny coat, able to roll itself into a ball for defence … English terms dictionary
hedgehog — [hej′hôg΄] n. [ HEDGE + HOG: prob. from living in hedgerows and from the hoglike snout] 1. any of several small insectivores (family Erinaceidae) of the Old World, with a shaggy coat and sharp spines on the back, which bristle and form a defense… … English World dictionary
Hedgehog — Taxobox name = HedgehogsMSW3 Hutterer | pages = 212–217] image caption = European Hedgehog regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Erinaceomorpha familia = Erinaceidae subfamilia = Erinaceinae subfamilia authority = G.… … Wikipedia
hedgehog — hedgehoggy, adj. /hej hog , hawg /, n. 1. an Old World, insect eating mammal of the genus Erinaceus, esp. E. europaeus, having spiny hairs on the back and sides. 2. the porcupine. 3. Mil. a. a portable obstacle made of crossed logs in the shape… … Universalium
Hedgehog — El término Hedgehog puede hacer referencia a: La proteína Sonic hedgehog. El personaje de videojuegos Sonic the Hedgehog. El videojuego para los sistemas de 8 bit Sonic the Hedgehog. El videojuego para PlayStation 3 y Xbox 360, Sonic the Hedgehog … Wikipedia Español
hedgehog — UK [ˈhedʒˌhɒɡ] / US [ˈhedʒˌhɔɡ] noun [countable] Word forms hedgehog : singular hedgehog plural hedgehogs a small wild animal with a round body covered with sharp spikes for protection. A hedgehog forms a shape like a ball when it is threatened … English dictionary