babiroussa

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Definition von babiroussa im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A large hoglike quadruped, of the genus Babyrousa, found in the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved

{i} large wild pig with curved tusks that lives in forests (native of Indonesia and Malaysia)

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

Silbentrennung

bab·i·rous·sa

Etymologie

() French babiroussa, from Malay babi hog + rusa deer.