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- noun A large
hoglike quadruped , of thegenus Babyrousa, found in theEast Indies , sometimesdomesticated ; theIndian hog. Its uppercanine teeth ortusks are large and recurved.
Etymologies
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The babiroussa is a species of wild hog, peculiar to the islands of Eastern Asia, and remarkable, in the male animal, for the extraordinary growth and direction of the canine teeth.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various
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The skull of a babiroussa, with the teeth fully developed, is in the possession of Mr. Bartlett, the able superintendent of the
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various
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At this period domestic animals were not numerous in the Moluccas, but among the wild animals the most curious were the _babiroussa_, an enormous wild boar with long tusks bent backwards; the opossum, a kind of didelphis a little larger than our squirrel; the phalanger,
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Jules Verne 1866
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A good English dictionary includes, for example, such exotic words as babirussa (or babiroussa), a wild hog of the East Indies also known as staghog; peccary (or pecari), a nocturnal gregarious wild swine of the genus Tayyassu which is native to the western hemisphere; wart-hog, an African wild hog of the genus Phacochoerus; boshvark
chained_bear commented on the word babiroussa
I love entering new words and seeing that WeirdNet already has them. :) (Especially when they have archaic spellings.)
August 26, 2008
bilby commented on the word babiroussa
Properly babirusa.
May 16, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word babiroussa
Babiroussa is its French spelling. (Isn't there a list for that?)
May 16, 2009