wild boar
noun
: an Old World wild hog (Sus scrofa) from which most domestic swine have been derived
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Rats, squirrels, deer, box turtles, wild turkeys, and wild boars, just to name a few that might be visiting your yard, all love mushrooms.
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
They're known as problem crocodiles, though catching them is fairly easy, in cages baited with wild boar meat.
—Holly Williams, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
The team also detected wild boar DNA.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Today, Thiago reports that Kim has been filming the men of the village with his video camera and trying to learn how to hunt wild boars.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
They're known as problem crocodiles, though catching them is fairly easy, in cages baited with wild boar meat.
—Holly Williams, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
The team also detected wild boar DNA.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Today, Thiago reports that Kim has been filming the men of the village with his video camera and trying to learn how to hunt wild boars.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Wild boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20boar. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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