The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HEDGEHOG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1995.
Spinose mammal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEDGEHOG | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spinose mammal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hedgehog
- thorn
- acanthopterygian
- diodon
- skating
- spinous
- cuticle
- lobate
- tick
- bur fish
- thorny
- acuminate
Crossword Answer definitions
HEDGEHOG noun- A small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehog, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.)
- Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
- A type of moveable military barricade made from crossed logs or steel bars, laced with barbed wire, used to damage or impede tanks and vehicles; Czech hedgehog.
- A spigot mortar-type of depth charge weapon from World War II that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged submarines.
- A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
- A form of dredging machine.
- Certain flowering plants with parts resembling a member of family Erinaceidae
- The edible fungus Hydnum repandum.
- A kind of electrical transformer with open magnetic circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned outward and presenting a bristling appearance.
- A way of serving food at a party, consisting of a half melon or potato etc. with individual cocktail sticks of cheese and pineapple stuck into it.
- To make use of a hedgehog barricade as a defensive maneuver.
- To array with spiky projections like the quills of a hedgehog.
- To curl up into a defensive ball.
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