babirusa

bab·i·ru·sa

also bab·i·rus·sa  (băb′ə-ro͞o′sə, bä′bə-)

n.

Any of several wild pigs of the genus Babyrousa of Indonesian forests, the male of which has two pairs of long, upward-curving tusks.

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[Malay and Indonesian babirusa : babi, pig (from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian) + rusa, deer, sambar; akin to Tagalog usa and Ilocano usga, deer.]

babirusa

(ˌbɑːbɪˈruːsə)

n

(Animals) a wild pig, Babyrousa babyrussa, inhabiting marshy forests in Indonesia. It has an almost hairless wrinkled skin and enormous curved canine teeth

[C17: from Malay, from bābī hog + rūsa deer]

bab•i•ru•sa

(ˌbæb əˈru sə, ˌbɑ bə-)

n.

an East Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa: the male has lower canine teeth extending upward outside the jaw.

[1690–1700; < Malay, =babi pig + rusa deer]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

babirusa - Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals Babyrousa, genus Babyrousa - a genus of Suidae

Translations

babiroussa