Babiroussa

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Babiroussa \Bab`i*rous"sa\, Babirussa \Bab`i*rus"sa\, n. [F.
     babiroussa, fr. Malay b[=a]b[imac] hog + r[=u]sa deer.]
     (Zool.)
     A large hoglike quadruped ({Sus babirussa}, syn. {Porcus
     babirussa}) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the
     Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and


     recurved.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  babiroussa
       n : Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn:
           {babirusa}, {babirussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]