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wild boar
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noun
a wild Old World swine, Sus scrofa, from which most of the domestic hogs are believed to be derived.
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Origin of wild boar
First recorded in 1475–85
Words nearby wild boar
wild, wild-and-woolly, wild bean, wild bergamot, wild bleeding-heart, wild boar, wild brier, wild buckwheat, wild calla, wild card, wild carrot
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British Dictionary definitions for wild boar
wild boar
noun
a wild pig, Sus scrofa, of parts of Europe and central Asia, having a pale grey to black coat, thin legs, a narrow body, and prominent tusks
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