bushpig


bush·pig

noun \-ˌpig\

Definition of BUSHPIG

: a wild usually reddish to black pig (Potamochoerus porcus) of forests and scrubland of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar that has much facial hair, long pointed ears, and a light-colored mane along the top of the neck and back

First Known Use of BUSHPIG

1840

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