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babirusa

/ˌbæb.ɪˈruː.sə/

Traduction: Nom désignant un cochon sauvage d'Indonésie, reconnaissable à ses grandes défenses incurvées qui poussent vers le haut à travers le museau.

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/ˌbæb.ɪˈruː.sə/C2formal
  • frNom désignant un cochon sauvage d'Indonésie, reconnaissable à ses grandes défenses incurvées qui poussent vers le haut à travers le museau.

A noun referring to a wild pig native to Indonesia, known for its distinctive large, curved canine teeth that grow upward through the snout.

  1. Indonesian wild pigC2formal

    A large wild pig native to the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula, and Buru, known for the male's distinctive upward-curving canine teeth that grow through the snout.

    frBabiroussa

    • The babirusa is often called a 'deer-pig' due to its unusual tusks.
    • Male babirusas use their curved tusks in combat during mating season.
    • Conservationists are working to protect the babirusa from habitat loss.

    Synonymesbabiroussababyrousa

Formes
  • babirusas plural form
  • babirusas' possessive plural form
  • babirusa's possessive singular form