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red river hog

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bush pig of species Potamochoerus porcus, native to forested areas of western and central Africa.

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  • Arabic: خَنْزِير الأَنْهار الأَحْمَر (ḵanzīr al-ʔanhār al-ʔaḥmar) — Potamochoerus porcus
  • Bolia: nsombo — Potamochoerus porcus
  • Finnish: pensselisika — Potamochoerus porcus
  • Japanese: アカカワイノシシ (aka-kawa-inoshishi) — Potamochoerus porcus
  • Russian: кистеу́хая свинья́ (kisteúxaja svinʹjá) — Potamochoerus porcus
  • Russian: речна́я свинья́ (rečnája svinʹjá) — Potamochoerus porcus
  • Turkish: kızıl nehir domuzu — Potamochoerus porcus