babirusa

B3A1B3I1R1U1S1A1
US/ˌbæbəˈɹuːsə/

noun

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

Similar
deer-pigpig-deerIndian hogbabiroussababirussaBabyrousa babyrussa
OriginLatin babyroussa ← Malay babi rusa →
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Meanings

nounbabirusa (plural babirusas)

plural babirusas · alternative babirussa · alternative babiroussa · alternative babyroussa

  1. 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.

    2018 May 17, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian

    Synonyms: deer-pig, pig-deer, Indian hog

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
deer-pigpig-deerIndian hog

More synonyms by meaning

nounIndonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

Similar
babiroussababirussaBabyrousa babyrussa
Broader
swine
Also see
deer-pigpig-deer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Malaybabi rusa
  2. Latinbabyroussa
  3. Englishbabirusa

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

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Translations

Arabic بَابِيرُوسَة
  • بَابِيرُوسَة (bābīrūsa)a member of the genus Babyrousa
Bulgarian бабиру́са
  • бабиру́са (babirúsa)a member of the genus Babyrousa
Catalan babirussa
  • babirussaa member of the genus Babyrousa
Chinese Mandarin 鹿豚, 鹿豬 /鹿猪
  • 鹿豚 (lùtún)a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • 鹿豬 /鹿猪 (lùzhū)a member of the genus Babyrousa
Dutch babiroessa
  • babiroessaa member of the genus Babyrousa
Esperanto babiruso, virbabiruso
  • babirusoa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • virbabirusoa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • babirusinoa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • babirusidoa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • virbabirusidoa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • babirusidinoa member of the genus Babyrousa
Finnish babirussa
  • babirussaa member of the genus Babyrousa
French babiroussa
  • babiroussaa member of the genus Babyrousa
German Hirscheber, Babirusa
  • Hirschebera member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Babirusaa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • männlicher Hirschebera member of the genus Babyrousa
  • weiblicher Hirschebera member of the genus Babyrousa
Greek μπαμπιρούσα
  • μπαμπιρούσα (bampiroúsa)a member of the genus Babyrousa
Indonesian babirusa
  • babirusaa member of the genus Babyrousa
Irish babarúsa
  • babarúsaa member of the genus Babyrousa
Italian babirussa
  • babirussaa member of the genus Babyrousa
Japanese 鹿猪, バビルサ
  • 鹿猪 (shikainoshishi)a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • バビルサ (babirusa)a member of the genus Babyrousa
Korean 바비루사
  • 바비루사 (babirusa)a member of the genus Babyrousa
Malay babi rusa, kalowatan
  • babi rusaa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • kalowatana member of the genus Babyrousa
Portuguese babirussa, babirussa
  • babirussaa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • babirussaa member of the genus Babyrousa
Romanian babirusă, babirusa
  • babirusăa member of the genus Babyrousa
  • babirusaa member of the genus Babyrousa
Russian бабиру́сса
  • бабиру́сса (babirússa)a member of the genus Babyrousa
Spanish babirusa
  • babirusaa member of the genus Babyrousa
Turkish Hint domuzu
  • Hint domuzua member of the genus Babyrousa
Ukrainian бабіру́са
  • бабіру́са (babirúsa)a member of the genus Babyrousa
Vietnamese lợn hươu
  • lợn hươua member of the genus Babyrousa
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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