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And hedgehog means spikepig.
So they're ocean spike pigs.
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Litterally the danish word; søpindsvin. 😂
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Spike originate in indo european and meaned sharp point, pig derives from proto western germanic for piglet (piggo) So they are called "ocean sharp pointed piglet"
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Wikipedia says hedgehogs are called that, because they live in hedges, not because they look like one...
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They were also bred for food and brought into Ireland by Normans. Irish people called them 'Gráinneog' (gran-nyog), meaning 'little ugly thing'.
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