hoglet

noun

hog·let ˈhȯ-glət

ˈhä-

plural hoglets

chiefly British

: a baby hedgehog (see hedgehog sense 1a)

Just four days old and 2.5 inches long, an abandoned hoglet—as baby hedgehogs are often called—snuggles up to a folded towel at a rescue center in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.—

National Geographic

Hedgehogs usually give birth in June and July, though the hoglet season can begin in early spring following a mild winter and stretch until autumn.—

hedgehogstreet.org

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The hoglet is wireless and minimizes clicking sounds as to not irritate those with autism spectrum disorder. —

Ariana Taylor, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020 Five years of research and testing later, Lynch founded HedgeHog Health and patented the company’s first product, the hoglet. —

Ariana Taylor, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020 Lynch and HedgeHog Health are working on a removable and washable cover for the hoglet as well as another mouse that will stimulate all five senses. —

Ariana Taylor, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020