babirusa

or bab·i·rous·sa, bab·i·rus·sa

[ bab-uh-roo-suh, bah-buh- ]

noun
  1. an East Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa, the male of which has upper canine teeth growing upward through the roof of the mouth and curving toward the eyes, and lower canine teeth growing upward outside the upper jaw.

Origin of babirusa

1
1690–1700; <Malay, equivalent to babi pig + rusa deer

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babirusa

/ (ˌbɑːbɪˈruːsə) /


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

Origin of babirusa

1
C17: from Malay, from bābī hog + rūsa deer

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