wild boar

noun

: an Old World wild hog (Sus scrofa) from which most domestic swine have been derived

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Try their inventive Pimento cheese pups (their spin on hush puppies), crispy pork shanks, and wild boar Sloppy Joe sandwiches. —

Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2024 More likely, the animals hunted in the arena were wild boars from the local countryside. —

Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024 Just one and half feet up the wall of a storeroom for amphorae—tall jars often used to hold oil and wine—illustrations depict three small hands, two people playing with a ball, what looks like a wild boar and two boxers lying on the ground. —

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024 Detectives also accused him of making internet searches on whether wild boars eat human remains and how Budapest police investigate a missing person case. —

Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wild boar