How do you use the word "hedgehog" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "hedgehog": The hedgehog on Gotland is a local symbol. I live with a hedgehog.

Hedgehog Meaning

/ˈhɛd͡ʒ.hɒɡ/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

nounAny of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.

Sentence Examples

The hedgehog on Gotland is a local symbol.

I live with a hedgehog.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

porcupine

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The spiny ____ rolled into a ball when it felt danger.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

A small ____ curled itself into a tight ball of spikes when it saw the dog approaching it.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English heyghoge; equivalent to hedge + hog. Eclipsed non-native Middle English yrchoun, irchoun (“hedgehog”), from Old French hirchoun, herichon (“hedgehog”); and displaced earlier Middle English il, from Old English īl, iġil (“hedgehog”). In the philosophical sense, from the 1953 essay The Hedgehog and the Fox by Isaiah Berlin. Compare typologically Korean 고슴도치 (goseumdochi) (<<+ Middle Korean 돝 (twoth, “pig, swine”)).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"[L]ike Hedg-hogs vvhich / Lye tumbling in my bare-foote vvay, and mount / Their pricks at my foot-fall: ſometime am I / All vvound vvith Adders, vvho vvith clouen tongues / Doe hiſſe me into madneſſe: […]" — 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 9, column 1:

"Among the Romans the genital organ of the hedgehog and the wolf were among the ingredients used in aphrodisiac concoctions." — 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 152:

"Ukrainian civilians have been DIY-ing hedgehogs, welding two bars or beams at an angle to make a cross and then adding a third to ensure it holds its shape even if it's knocked over." — 2022 March 21, Bill Chappell, “SWIFT, hedgehog, MiG: Here's a guide to the terms of war in Ukraine”, in SPECIAL SERIES: Ukraine invasion — explained, NPR, retrieved 21 Mar 2022:

"I am so flustered that I order a vanilla slice instead of hedgehog." — 2008, Lili Wilkinson, The Not Quite Perfect Boyfriend, unnumbered page:

"His wife had made a hedgehog cake and he offered some but Murphy refused – his mouth was so dry with terror he couldn′t swallow." — 2009, Adam Shand, The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia's Toughest Cop, page 199:

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