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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Insectivora — thehedgehogs etc..
Etymologies
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These creatures, small members of the hedgehog family Erinaceidae, frequently search for prey in water, feeding on a range of crustaceans, mollusks and fish.
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Greater Mindanao also supports an endemic genus of Erinaceidae, Podogymura.
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Greater Mindanao also supports an endemic genus of Erinaceidae, Podogymura.
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Gymnures to _Erinaceidae_; and the Macroscelles or Elephant-mice of the Cape Colony form another group more allied to _Tupaia_ than the rest.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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_Erinaceidae_, and De Blainville proposed for it the generic name of _Echinosorex_, but the one generally adopted is _Gymnura_, which was the specific name given to it by its discoverer, Sir Stamford
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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The following little animal has affinities to both _Erinaceidae_ and
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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Dr. Anderson on the above ground has placed it in a separate family, otherwise it is generally classed with the _Erinaceidae_.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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_Erinaceidae_ or Hedgehogs, and the _Tupaiadae_, Banxrings or
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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