Babiroussa \Bab`i*rous"sa\, Babirussa \Bab`i*rus"sa\, n. [F.
babiroussa, fr. Malay b[=a]b[imac] hog + r[=u]sa deer.]
(Zool.)
A large hoglike quadruped (Sus babirussa, syn. Porcus
babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the
Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and
recurved.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Babiroussa \Bab`i*rous"sa\, Babirussa \Bab`i*rus"sa\, n. [F.
babiroussa, fr. Malay b[=a]b[=i] hog + r[=u]sa deer.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large hoglike quadruped (Sus, or Porcus, babirussa) of
the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its
upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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