boar

/boɹ/

UK: /bɔː(ɹ)/

boar

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Definition

A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.

Etymology

From Middle English bor, boor, from Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

Example Sentences

  • "And drivers on local roads have encountered traveling boars, which can run at up to 30 miles an hour, according to one local resident, who said a friend’s car collided with a 132-pound animal, totaling the vehicle, as well as killing the boar."
  • ""Bull hogs," or boars, which are uncastrated male pigs, tend to have a dark, gamy flesh not appreciated by everyone."
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