boar

[bawr, bohr]

noun

1. the uncastrated male swine.

2. wild boar.

adjective

1. South Midland and Southern U.S.,  (of animals) male, especially full-grown.

   a boar cat.

boar

/ bɔː /

noun

1. an uncastrated male pig

2. See wild boar

Word History and Origins

Origin of boar¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English boor, Old English bār; cognate with Dutch beer, Old High German bêr, from unattested West Germanic baira-, perhaps akin to Welsh baedd

Word History and Origins

Origin of boar¹

Old English bār ; related to Old High German bēr

Example Sentences

A major issue is the expanding bear population, which is growing fast due to an abundance of food -- including acorns, deer and boars -- under the influence of a warming climate, experts say.

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Scientists say that bear numbers have grown in Japan in recent years thanks to an abundance of food such as acorns, deer and boars due to a warming climate.

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But the type of meat that would have caused the test failure, from a specific type of uncastrated boar, is rare in the U.S. food supply.

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We passed the camera and transmitter gear which had been set up to observe not only monkeys but black bears, boar and many other wild species in Shennongjia.

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In Kharkiv, Ukraine, for example, human displacement during the Russian invasion led to the return of wild boars and deer to urban parks, according to the study.

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Related Words

• pig 
• piglet 
• swine