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.
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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
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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
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“Wild boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20boar. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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