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a
: an uncastrated male swine
b
: the male of any of several mammals (such as a guinea pig or bear)
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The boar charged at them from just 10 yards and a barrage of gunfire ensued.
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Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2025
Chasing the wild boars that lived on the slopes of the island’s volcanoes required a hunting party.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The nature reserve shared footage of the boar and tiger swimming around trapped in the water before rescuers used a crane and container to bring them back to land.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The butchered bones found in the cave were mostly an even mix of small ungulates (largely gazelle) and medium-sized ones (red deer, fallow deer, wild goats, and boar), with just a few larger game animals thrown in.
—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
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Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2025
Chasing the wild boars that lived on the slopes of the island’s volcanoes required a hunting party.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The nature reserve shared footage of the boar and tiger swimming around trapped in the water before rescuers used a crane and container to bring them back to land.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The butchered bones found in the cave were mostly an even mix of small ungulates (largely gazelle) and medium-sized ones (red deer, fallow deer, wild goats, and boar), with just a few larger game animals thrown in.
—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
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“Boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boar. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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