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Latin
Etymology
Possibly ēris (“hedgehog”) + -āceus, but according to De Vaan the least problematic nominative form is ēr.
Pronunciation
Noun
ērīnāceus m (genitive ērīnāceī); second declension
- a hedgehog
Declension
Second-declension noun.
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