Definitions for babirusa

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babirusa bab·i·ru·sa

Spelling: [bab-uh-roo-suh, bah-buh-]

IPA: /ˌbæb əˈru sə, ˌbɑ bə-/

Babirusa is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 188 anagrams from letters in babirusa (aabbirsu).

Definitions for babirusa

noun

1. an East Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa, the male of which has upper canine teeth growing upward through the roof of the mouth and curving toward the eyes, and lower canine teeth growing upward outside the upper jaw.

Origin of babirusa

1690-1700; Malay, equivalent to babi pig + rusa deer

Examples for babirusa

Next day we started with our friend into the neighbouring forest, in chase of the babirusa or pig-deer.

At this time the babirusa may have entered Bouru, since it probably swims as well as its allies the pigs.

I also obtained a skull of the babirusa, one specimen of which was killed by native hunters during my residence at Cajeli.

Unlike ordinary wild pigs, the babirusa produces uniformly coloured young.