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Definition of Babirussa
1. Noun. Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth.
Generic synonyms: Swine
Group relationships: Babyrousa, Genus Babyrousa
Definition of Babirussa
1. Noun. (alternative form of babiroussa) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Babirussa
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Medical Definition of Babirussa
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Babirussa
Literary usage of Babirussa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"babirussa, F. Cuv. Dent. Mamm. ; Lesson, Mam. p. 338 ; Gray, List Cat. Bones BM p.
278. ... 5,t.». (skeleton, $), t. 5. f. 7 (skull and teeth). babirussa ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"babirussa tusks from an Indian grave in British Columbia. Many curious and
unlooked-for objects are frequently found in Indian graves, and not least among ..."
3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1868)
"babirussa. Face conical, simple. Ears rounded. Tail and limbs slender. ...
babirussa, F. Cuv. Dent. Mam. ; Lesson, Man. 338 ; Gray, List Mamm. ..."
4. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"In the hippopotamus we have THE babirussa. a member of the swine group very
interesting to the zoologist, as one of those curious survivals of an ancient ..."
5. List of the Vertebrated Animals Now Or Lately Living in the Gardens of the by London Zoo (London, England), Philip Lutley Sclater (1883)
"babirussa. Hab. Celebes. a. Male. Received in exchange, Nov. 11, 1860. See notice
and figure, PZS I860, p. 443, pi. ..."
6. Journal of the British Dental Association by British Dental Association (1886)
"One of the most remarkable forms of dentition among mammals is that of the babirussa.
The extraordinary canines of this animal have afforded plenty of scope ..."
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