wild boar
noun
: an Old World wild hog (Sus scrofa) from which most domestic swine have been derived
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Other pieces portrayed wild boar, tigers and saiga antelope — which inhabited the region at the time.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
This is true not only of marble trout but also of venison, wild boar and even bear, all of which appear on his menu.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The housemade pastas deserve high praise for their thickness, their texture and flavor all on their own, so that the pleasure of pappardelle is increased by a wild boar ragù, and agnolotti contain sweet corn with crispy prosciutto and dash of chili oil.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The survey also recorded civets, wild boars, other squirrel species, several rat and shrew species, a variety of bats and a mongoose.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
This is true not only of marble trout but also of venison, wild boar and even bear, all of which appear on his menu.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The housemade pastas deserve high praise for their thickness, their texture and flavor all on their own, so that the pleasure of pappardelle is increased by a wild boar ragù, and agnolotti contain sweet corn with crispy prosciutto and dash of chili oil.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The survey also recorded civets, wild boars, other squirrel species, several rat and shrew species, a variety of bats and a mongoose.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Wild boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20boar. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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