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WILD BOAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

Synonyms:

boar; Sus scrofa; wild boar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("wild boar" is a kind of...):

swine (stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)

Meronyms (parts of "wild boar"):

tusk (a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog)

Holonyms ("wild boar" is a member of...):

genus Sus; Sus (type genus of the Suidae)

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