babirusa

== English == === Alternative forms === babirussa babiroussa, babyroussa === Etymology === From scientific Latin babyroussa (later as specific name), and its source, Malay babi rusa, from babi (“pig”) + rusa (“deer”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === babirusa (plural babirusas) Any mammal in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward. Synonym: Indian hog ==== Hyponyms ==== Bola Batu babirusa, Buru babirusa, Malenge babirusa, North Sulawesi babirusa ==== Translations ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From babi (“pig”) +‎ rusa (“deer”), from the resemblance of the tusks to antlers. === Noun === babirusa (plural babirusa-babirusa) Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay babirusa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /babiˈɾusa/ [ba.β̞iˈɾu.sa] Rhymes: -usa Syllabification: ba‧bi‧ru‧sa === Noun === babirusa m (plural babirusas) babirusa === Further reading === “babirusa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025