noun
- A hedgehog, especially a young or small one.
Usage: chiefly British; informal or dialectal
Examples
- The children found a hedgepig curled up in the garden.
- A hedgepig waddled across the path at dusk.
- The farmer warned us not to disturb the hedgepig nesting near the barn.
- She gently picked up the tiny hedgepig and placed it safely in the grass.