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warthog

American  
[wawrt-hawg, -hog] / ˈwɔrtˌhɔg, -ˌhɒg /

noun

  1. an African wild swine, Phacochoerus aethiopicus, having large tusks and warty protuberances on the face.

warthog British  
/ ˈwɔːthɒɡ /

noun

  1. a wild pig, Phacochoerus aethiopicus, of southern and E Africa, having heavy tusks, wartlike protuberances on the face, and a mane of coarse hair

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Etymology

Origin of warthog

First recorded in 1830–40; wart + hog

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Fully 95% of species, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthog, impala, elephants, and rhinoceroses, ran more often or abandoned waterholes faster in response to humans than in response to lions.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

Our all-purpose flour is made with organic warthog wheat, which is stone-milled in small batches by a fifth-generation family farm in Illinois.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022

The company added celebrity voices like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Morgan Freeman, and even fictional characters like Master Chief — warthog included.

From The Verge • Apr. 15, 2022

And a stop in Namibia, when the warthog anus he ate hit his stomach hard.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021

Arm could sense the spirit: an old, corrupt warthog grown fat on the flesh of its young.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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