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BABIRUSSA
babirusa, babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa
(noun) Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
babirussa (plural babirussas)
Alternative form of babiroussa
Anagrams
• babirusas
Source: Wiktionary
Bab`i*rous"sa, Bab`i*rus"sa (, n. Etym: [F. babiroussa, fr.Malay babi hog + r deer.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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