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babirusa
(bab′ə ro̵̅o̅s′ə, bä′bə-)
or babiroussa or babirussa
noun
a wild pig (Babyrousa babyrussa) of the East Indies with backward-curving tusks: the upper pair grow through the middle of the snout
Origin: Malay babi, hog + rusa, deer
See babirusa in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also bab·i·rus·sa
noun Any of several wild pigs of the genus Babyrousa of Indonesia, having long, upward-curving tusks in the male.
Origin:
Origin: Malay babirusa
Origin: : babi, hog
Origin: + rusa, deer
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