babiroussa

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A form of babirusa — Any mammal in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.

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babirusababirussaBabyrousa babyrussa
OriginFrench babiroussa ← Malay babi rusa →
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Meanings

nounbabiroussa (plural babiroussas)

plural babiroussas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of babirusa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIndonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

Similar
babirusababirussaBabyrousa babyrussa
Broader
swine
Also see
babirusahorned hog

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Malaybabi rusa“babiroussa, deer hog”
  2. Frenchbabiroussa
  3. Englishbabiroussa

From French babiroussa, from Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).

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APA

babiroussa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babiroussa

MLA

“babiroussa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babiroussa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babiroussa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babiroussa.

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