babirusa

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Definition of babirusa

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noun

Any mammal in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.

“And there are wild pigs, babirusas, with wrinkled skin and impressive upper tusks that instead of growing down, grow up and backwards toward the skull.”

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From scientific Latin babyroussa (later as specific name), and its source, Malay babi rusa, from babi (“pig”) + rusa (“deer”).

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