hedgehog
/ˈhedʒhɒɡ/noun
उच्चारण हेज्हॉग
साही
Basic word
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a small brown animal with stiff parts like needles covering its back
साही
- a hedgehog rolls into a ball
- A hedgehog rolled into a ball when the dog came near.
- We saw a hedgehog in the garden last night.
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- The hedgehog's body is covered in spines.
Synonyms porcupine
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a hedgehog / hedgehogs
Hedgehog is a regular countable noun; the plural is hedgehogs, and it is not an irregular plural.
'Hedgehog' सामान्य countable noun है; इसका plural 'hedgehogs' है, कोई अनियमित रूप नहीं।
- We saw a hedgehog near the compost heap.
- Hedgehogs eat insects and worms.
hedgehog + verb of habit
Hedgehogs are described with verbs such as curl up, roll into a ball, hibernate and forage.
Hedgehog के वर्णन में curl up, roll into a ball, hibernate और forage जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- A hedgehog curls into a ball when it feels danger.
hedgehog + noun (modifier)
The word can modify another noun, as in hedgehog spines or hedgehog habitat.
यह शब्द दूसरे noun का modifier बन सकता है, जैसे hedgehog spines या hedgehog habitat।
- The hedgehog population has fallen in many places.
hedgehog + as a pet or wild animal
Use 'keep' for a pet and 'see' or 'spot' for a wild one; in some countries it is illegal to keep wild hedgehogs.
पालतू के लिए 'keep' और जंगली जीव के लिए 'see' या 'spot' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Some people keep a hedgehog as a pet, but wild ones should be left alone.
+Collocations 5
verb + hedgehog
spotprotectrescuefeedphotograph
- The children rescued a hedgehog from the road.
hedgehog + verb
curls uphibernatesforagesrolls into a ballsnuffles
- The hedgehog hibernates through the cold months.
hedgehog + noun
spineshabitatpopulationnesthospital
- Sharp hedgehog spines protect the animal from foxes.
adjective + hedgehog
tinyspinywildnocturnalinjured
- A tiny hedgehog was hiding under the leaves.
hedgehog + of + noun phrase
a family of hedgehogsa pair of hedgehogsa litter of hedgehogsa group of hedgehogs
- A family of hedgehogs lives under the old shed.
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- The hedgehog is a nocturnal animal, so it comes out only after dark.
Hedgehog निशाचर जीव है, इसलिए वह अंधेरा होने के बाद ही बाहर निकलता है।
- Radhika read a lesson about the hedgehog in her English textbook.
राधिका ने अपनी English पाठ्यपुस्तक में hedgehog (साही जैसे जीव) पर एक पाठ पढ़ा।
- When the dog barked, the hedgehog rolled into a tight ball.
जब कुत्ता भौंका तो hedgehog कसकर गेंद की तरह लिपट गया।
- Hedgehogs help gardeners by eating slugs and beetles.
Hedgehog घोंघे और भृंग खाकर माली की मदद करते हैं।
- A hedgehog has about five thousand spines on its back.
Hedgehog की पीठ पर लगभग पाँच हज़ार काँटे होते हैं।
- The word 'hedgehog' comes from the hedges where it lives and the pig-like snout it has.
'Hedgehog' शब्द उन झाड़ियों से आया है जहाँ वह रहता है और उसके सूअर जैसे थूथन से।
- Radhika drew a hedgehog with a bright red apple on its back for her art project.
राधिका ने अपनी कला-परियोजना के लिए पीठ पर लाल सेब वाला एक hedgehog बनाया।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: hedgehogs roll into a spiky ball to protect themselves.
प्रयोग में hedgehog बचाव के लिए काँटेदार गेंद बन जाता है।