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Babiroussa

Babiroussa Meaning & Definition
Babiroussa Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Babiroussa?

[n] Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

Synonyms | Synonyms for Babiroussa: babirusa | babirussa | Babyrousa Babyrussa

Related Terms | Find terms related to Babiroussa:

See Also | Babyrousa | genus Babyrousa | swine

Babiroussa In Webster's Dictionary

\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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