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Princeton's WordNet

  1. babirusa, babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussanoun

    Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

Wiktionary

  1. babiroussanoun

    A large hoglike quadruped, of the genus Babyrousa, found in the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.

  2. Etymology: babiroussa, from babi + rusa.

Wikipedia

  1. babiroussa

    The babirusas, also called deer-pigs (Indonesian: babi rusa), are a genus, Babyrousa, in the swine family found in the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. All members of this genus were considered part of a single species until 2002, the babirusa, B. babyrussa, but following that was split into several species. This scientific name is restricted to the Buru babirusa from Buru and Sula, whereas the best-known species, the north Sulawesi babirusa, is named B. celebensis. The remarkable "prehistoric" appearance of these mammals is largely due to the prominent upwards incurving canine tusks of the males, which actually pierce the flesh in the snout.All species of babirusa are listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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  1. babiroussa

    A babiroussa is a type of wild pig native to the Indonesian islands. It is characterized by its unique tusks, which grow upward through the top of its snout, and sparse body hair. Also known as "deer-pigs", they are rare and considered a threatened species due to habitat loss and hunting. The exact count of remaining babiroussa is unknown but estimated to be between 1,000 and 10,000.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Babiroussanoun

    alt. of Babirussa

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Babiroussa

    -russa, ba-bi-rōō′sa, n. a species of wild hog found in the East Indies, often called the horned or deer hog. [Malay bâbi, hog, and rûsa, deer.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of babiroussa in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of babiroussa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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