babirussa

Variant of babirusa

babirusa definition

babi·rusa or babiroussa bab′i·rous′sa or babirussa bab′i·rus′sa (bab′ə ro̵̅o̅s′ə, bä′bə-)

noun

a wild pig (Babyrousa babyrussa) of the East Indies with backward-curving tusks: the upper pair grow through the middle of the snout

Etymology: Malay babi, hog + rusa, deer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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