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a
: an uncastrated male swine
b
: the male of any of several mammals (such as a guinea pig or bear)
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Tomás is the real disappointment, someone who liked to claim boar tusks as trophies after his dad’s hunts as a kid despite not participating.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
These varieties produce drab-looking but tasty fruiting bodies called truffles, which mammals like dogs or boars will find by smell—then dig up and eat.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Ingredients include wild game like boar, pheasant, and venison, plus foraged botanicals such as pine, cattail, and Saskatoon berries.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
An 185-pound boar dropped out of sight down a hill then came back up again and stopped at about 70 yards.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
These varieties produce drab-looking but tasty fruiting bodies called truffles, which mammals like dogs or boars will find by smell—then dig up and eat.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Ingredients include wild game like boar, pheasant, and venison, plus foraged botanicals such as pine, cattail, and Saskatoon berries.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
An 185-pound boar dropped out of sight down a hill then came back up again and stopped at about 70 yards.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boar. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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