boar

A noun referring to a wild pig with a narrow body and prominent tusks, from which most domestic pigs are descended, or an uncastrated male domestic pig.

• 🇩🇪Wildschwein, ein Waldschwein mit kräftigem Körper und Hauern, von dem die meisten Hausschweine abstammen; auch ein nicht kastriertes männliches Hausschwein.

1. Wild swine B1 formal

   A wild pig with a narrow body and prominent tusks, native to the Old World and the ancestor of most domestic pigs.

   • The boar was spotted in the forest near the village.
   • Hunters tracked the wild boar through the dense undergrowth.
   • Wild boars are known for their aggressive behavior when threatened.

   🇩🇪Wildschwein

   Synonyme: wild boar

2. Uncastrated male pig B2 formal

   A male domestic pig that has not been castrated, often kept for breeding purposes.

   • The farmer kept a boar for breeding with the sows.
   • Boars can be more aggressive than castrated males.
   • The boar was separated from the rest of the herd.

   🇩🇪Eber

   Antonyme: barrowgilthogshoatsow

• boar plural form
• boars plural form
• boars' possessive plural form
• boar's possessive singular form