A genus of hedgehogs, including the common European hedgehog widely found across Europe and introduced elsewhere.
From Latin erinaceus (hedgehog, from Greek echinos). The scientific genus name directly preserves the ancient Roman word for this animal.
The Latin word for hedgehog sounds like 'erinaceus'—the Romans literally just looked at the spiky animal and named it based on what they saw!
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