wild boar

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wild boar

/ˈwaɪld ˈboɹ/ US
/ˈwaɪld ˈbɔː/ UK

noun wild boars · wild boar

A wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds. The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.
Similar: wild pig

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noun Sus scrofa

Español	jabalí
한국어	멧돼지 metdwaeji
日本語	野猪 yacho, 猪 inoshishi
中文	野豬 /野猪 yězhū, 山豬 /山猪 shānzhū
हिन्दी	जंगली सूअर jaṅglī sūar
Kiswahili	jivi
Português	javali
Français	sanglier
Deutsch	Wildschwein, Wildschweinrudel, Wildeber, Wildsau, Bacher, Keiler
Italiano	cinghiale
Ελληνικά	κάπρος kápros, αγριογούρουνο agriogoúrouno
Română	mistreț, porc mistreț, vier
Русский	каба́н kabán, ве́прь véprʹ, ди́кая свинья́ díkaja svinʹjá
Tiếng Việt	lợn rừng, heo rừng, lợn lòi
العربية	خَنْزِير بَرِيّ ḵanzīr bariyy
עברית	חֲזִיר בָּר ẖazír bar

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@misc{wild_boar_2026,
  title = {wild boar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wild%20boar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}