How many syllables in hedgehog?

There are 3 syllables in the word hedgehog.

How to pronounce hedgehog:

hedgehog (noun):: small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines.; any of a subfamily (erinaceinae) of eurasian and african nocturnal insectivores that have both hair and spines which they present outwardly by rolling themselves up when threatened

erinaceus

erinaceus europaeus

erinaceus europeaeus

genus erinaceus

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