wild boar
noun
: an Old World wild hog (Sus scrofa) from which most domestic swine have been derived
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There are no current outbreaks of ASFV in France or Portugal, so the virus did not walk into Spain in a wild boar.
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Andrew Noymer, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Ristorante Il Giurista Tucked away on a narrow street just off Piazza IV Novembre, this cozy restaurant with vaulted brick ceilings serves authentic Umbrian dishes like prosciutto from Norcia and umbricelli pasta with wild boar ragù.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
One day, a jeep came by with a trailer in which lay a few dead wild boars.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
In the absence of high numbers of humans, wolves, lynx, wild boar, moose, deer, foxes, European bison and even the endangered Przewalski’s horse can now be found in the area.
—New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Noymer, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Ristorante Il Giurista Tucked away on a narrow street just off Piazza IV Novembre, this cozy restaurant with vaulted brick ceilings serves authentic Umbrian dishes like prosciutto from Norcia and umbricelli pasta with wild boar ragù.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
One day, a jeep came by with a trailer in which lay a few dead wild boars.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
In the absence of high numbers of humans, wolves, lynx, wild boar, moose, deer, foxes, European bison and even the endangered Przewalski’s horse can now be found in the area.
—New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Wild boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20boar. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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