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babirusa

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Indian hog

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: swine

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَابِيرُوسَة (bābīrūsa) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Belarusian: бабіру́са (babirúsa) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Bulgarian: бабиру́са (babirúsa) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Catalan: babirussa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹿豚 (lùtún) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹿豬 /鹿猪 (lùzhū) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Dutch: babiroessa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Esperanto: babiruso — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Esperanto: virbabiruso — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Esperanto: babirusino — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Esperanto: babirusido — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Esperanto: virbabirusido — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Esperanto: babirusidino — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Finnish: babirussa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • French: babiroussa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Galician: babirusa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • German: Hirscheber — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • German: Babirusa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • German: männlicher Hirscheber — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • German: weiblicher Hirscheber — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Greek: μπαμπιρούσα (bampiroúsa) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Indonesian: babirusa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Irish: babarúsa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Italian: babirussa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Japanese: 鹿猪 (shikainoshishi) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Japanese: バビルサ (babirusa) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Korean: 바비루사 (babirusa) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Malay: babi rusa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Malay: kalowatan — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Portuguese: babirussa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Portuguese: babirussa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Romanian: babirusă — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Romanian: babirusa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Russian: бабиру́сса (babirússa) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Spanish: babirusa — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Turkish: Hint domuzu — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Ukrainian: бабіру́са (babirúsa) — a member of the genus Babyrousa
  • Vietnamese: lợn hươu — a member of the genus Babyrousa