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collective noun for hedgehog

"prickle"

"array"

What is the collective noun (the word for a group, such as "herd") for the class hedgehog, any of the small spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha?

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collective nouns : Java Glossary

Canadian Mind Products Java & Internet Glossary : collective nouns ... hedgehog: array: nest: prickle: hen: battery: brood: mews: parcel: roost: heron: hedge: sedge: siege

http://mindprod.com/jgloss/collectivenouns.html

What is the collective noun of hedgehogs

Apologies if it's been said before but Hedgehogs aren't social animals & therefore don't form groups so there's no need for a collective noun.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_collective_noun_of_hedgehogs

Fun With Words: Collective Nouns

One of the craziest oddities of the English language is that there are so many different collective nouns that all mean "group" but which are specific to what particular thing ...

http://www.rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml

WALT to find out about Collective nouns

Collective nouns . The name used for a group of things; It can be animals like squirrels ... One hedgehog . A prickle of hedgehogs

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/powerpoints/collective_nouns.ppt

Does anyone know what the collective noun is for hedgehogs is ...

I think heard is the collective noun for pigs, but dont think it would apply to hedgehogs. Grunt or snuffle might be more appropriate

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071117011912AAfbQfo