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erinaceous

/ˌɛ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eri-na-ceous
IPA
/ˌɛ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.

Etymology

From Latin ērināceus (“hedgehog”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/
  • British English: /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/

Inflected Forms

more erinaceous (comparative) most erinaceous (superlative)

Rhymes With

gracious spacious cretaceous tenacious audacious gaseous herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious

Questions

How do you pronounce erinaceous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/.
What does erinaceous mean?
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
Where does erinaceous come from?
From Latin ērināceus (“hedgehog”).

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