Meaning of BABIROUSSA
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| | Definition: | | [n] Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth |
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| | Synonyms: | | babirusa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa |
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| | See Also: | | Babyrousa, genus Babyrousa, swine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bab`i*rous"sa\, Babirussa \Bab`i*rus"sa\, n. [F.
babiroussa, fr. Malay b[=a]b[=i] hog + r[=u]sa deer.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large hoglike quadruped ({Sus, or Porcus, babirussa}) of
the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its
upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.
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