BABIRUSA

Meaning of BABIRUSA in English

[ ˌbα:bɪ'ru:sə ]

■ noun a forest-dwelling wild pig with several upturned horn-like tusks, native to Malaysia. [ Babyrousa babyrussa .]

Origin

C17: from Malay, from babi 'hog' + rusa 'deer'.

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BABIRUSA — noun Etymology: Malay, from babi pig + rusa deer Date: 1673 a large wild swine ( Babyrousa babyrussa ) of …
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BABIRUSA — noun or bab·i·rous·sa or bab·i·rus·sa ˌbabəˈrüsə, ˌbä- ( -s ) Etymology: Malay bābīrūsa, from bābī hog + rūsa deer : …
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BABIRUSA — /bab'euh rooh"seuh, bah'beuh-/ , n. an East Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa, the male of which has upper canine teeth growing …
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BABIRUSA — n. large wild pig with curved tusks that lives in forests (native of Indonesia and Malaysia)
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BABIRUSA — noun Etymology: Malay, from babi pig + rusa deer Date: 1673 : a large wild swine ( Babyrousa babyrussa ) …
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BABIRUSA — [bab.i.ru.sa] n [Malay, fr. babi pig + rusa deer] (1673): a large wild swine (Babyrousa babyrussa) of Indonesia
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BABIRUSA — (Babirousa babyrussa), wild East Indian swine, family Suidae (order Artiodactyla), of Celebes and the Molucca islands. The stout-bodied, short-tailed babirusa …
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BABIRUSA — Бабирусса
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BABIRUSA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ba-b ə - ' rü-s ə , ˌ bä- Function: noun Etymology: Malay, from babi pig + …
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MUNA ISLAND — Island, east-central Indonesia. Located in the Flores Sea off the southeastern coast of Celebes (Sulawesi), it is 63 mi (101 …
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BABIRUSSA — noun see babirusa
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BABIROUSSA — noun see babirusa
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PIG DEER — noun : babirusa
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HORNED HOG — noun : babirusa
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FOREST HOG — noun or forest pig : a large dark-colored wild pig ( Hylochoerus meinertzhageni ) native to the forested region of …
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SUID — any member of the family Suidae, hoofed mammals, order Artiodactyla, including the wild and domestic pigs. Suids are stout animals …
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MUNA ISLAND — Indonesian Pulau Muna, Dutch Moena Eiland island and kabupaten (regency), Sulawesi Tenggara provinsi (province), Indonesia. The island lies in the …
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MALUKU — English Moluccas propinsi (province), island province of eastern Indonesia comprising about 1,000 islands, including the larger ones of Morotai, Mayu, …
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CELEBES — Indonesian Sulawesi one of the four Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia. A curiously shaped island with four distinct peninsulas that form …
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HUNT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fishing/hunting licence (= a licence that allows you to fish/hunt ) ▪ He …
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GORE — I. verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All three stood in the hallway, the woman backed up to the wall, a …
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MUNA ISLAND — Island, east-central Indonesia. Located in the Flores Sea off the southeastern coast of Celebes (Sulawesi), it is 63 mi (101 …
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BABYROUSA BABYRUSSA — babirusa
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БАБИРУССА — Babirusa
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