Babirusa Definition

babəro͝osə, bäbəro͝osə
noun
Any of several wild pigs of the genus Babyrousa of Indonesian forests, the male of which has two pairs of long, upward-curving tusks.
American Heritage
A wild pig (Babyrousa babyrussa) of the East Indies with backward-curving tusks: the upper pair grow through the middle of the snout.
Webster's New World

Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.

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Noun

Singular:
babirusa
Plural:
babirusas

Origin of Babirusa

  • Malay babirusa babi hog rusa deer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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