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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un porc sauvage au corps étroit et aux défenses saillantes, dont descendent la plupart des porcs domestiques, ou un porc mâle domestique non castré.

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.

   🇫🇷Sanglier

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Verrat

   Antonymes: barrowgilthogshoatsow

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