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Definition of Phacochoerus

1. Noun. Warthogs.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phacochoerus

Literary usage of Phacochoerus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Evolution of the Plio-Pleistocene African Suidae by James Michael Harris, Timothy D. White (1979)
"genus Phacochoerus should include only the extant warthog and its immediate ancestors. Evolutionary perspective: (Cooke (1976) points out that third molars ..."

2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1870)
"... Phacochoerus ? or Sus ? Sclateri. By Dr. JE GRAY, FRS IN the last Number of the ' Annals,' p. 190, I remarked that the P. ..."

3. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"2; See for dentition of Phacochoerus, and the changes in it, ' Owen, Odont.' p. 549, t. ] 40. f. 4,1.141. f. 1. He figures the premolars, the fourth being ..."

4. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookedited by Charles Morris edited by Charles Morris (1921)
"... genus Phacochoerus, akin to the swine, stances. These cells are now known to cence on each side of the face. The and that to their healthy activity is ..."

5. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1915)
"Phacochoerus or some of its numerous variants has long been used as the generic name of the African warthogs, dating from G. Cuvier's Règne animal, ..."

6. Catalogue of the Hunterian Collection in the Museum of the Royal College of by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons in London (1831)
"Phacochoerus Africanus or Larvatus—F. Cuv: (Sus Africanus—Schreb . ... Phacochoerus Africanus. 772. The skull of an African Boar. Phacochoerus Africanus. ..."

7. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1920)
"Young male Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus). Skin and skull, Warthog (Phacochoerus afri- canus). Pale Cebus (Cebus flavescens). ..."

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