BABIRUSA

babirusa, babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa

(noun) Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

babirusa (plural babirusas)

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

Hyponyms

• Bola Batu babirusa, Buru babirusa, Malenge babirusa, North Sulawesi babirusa

Source: Wiktionary



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