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Definition of wild boar

wild boar

Plural:wild boars
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wild boar Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A large, heavily built wild pig (Sus scrofa) with dense dark bristles and prominent tusks, native to forests and woodlands across Eurasia and North Africa, and recognized as the wild ancestor of the domestic pig.

Example

"During our hike in the Bavarian forest, we saw tracks left by a foraging wild boar."

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Word Origin & Etymology

A compound of the Old English words 'wilde' (untamed) and 'bār' (boar). The species, Sus scrofa, is the ancestor of the domestic pig.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wild boar. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wild boar
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