wild boar
noun
: an Old World wild hog (Sus scrofa) from which most domestic swine have been derived
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Once-rare wild animals, such as roe deer and wild boar, were mounting a comeback.
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Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
Fourth prize — the Mets (yep, another team citation)
The Mets didn’t have any cleanup hitters lose a tussle with a wild boar this season.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
His ratters now split their hunting time between pursuing wild boar in the Deep South and for-hire work tackling mouse infestations at food warehouses.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Pigs are known to attack humans, but fatalities tend to be caused by feral animals, such as wild boars, rather than domestic livestock.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
Fourth prize — the Mets (yep, another team citation)
The Mets didn’t have any cleanup hitters lose a tussle with a wild boar this season.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
His ratters now split their hunting time between pursuing wild boar in the Deep South and for-hire work tackling mouse infestations at food warehouses.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Pigs are known to attack humans, but fatalities tend to be caused by feral animals, such as wild boars, rather than domestic livestock.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Wild boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20boar. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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