Definition of Babiroussa. Meaning of Babiroussa. Synonyms of Babiroussa

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Definition of Babiroussa

Babiroussa
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.

Meaning of Babiroussa from wikipedia

- The babirusas, also called deer-pigs (Indonesian: babi rusa), are a genus, Babyrousa, in the swine family found in the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi,...
- Thatch made in SE Asia from Nipa palm fronds. Babirusa (also 'babiroussa') from French babiroussa, from Malay babi hog + rusa deer. A wild pig (Babyrousa babyrussa)...