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別の表記

• babirussa
• babiroussa, babyroussa

語源

From scientific Latin babyroussa (later as specific name), and its source, Malay babi rusa, from babi (“pig”) + rusa (“deer”).

発音

(米国発音) IPA: /ˌbæbəˈɹuːsə/

名詞

babirusa (plural babirusas)

1. Any mammal in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.

   Synonym: Indian hog

   • 2018 May 17, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian‎:

     And there are wild pigs, babirusas, with wrinkled skin and impressive upper tusks that instead of growing down, grow up and backwards toward the skull.

下位語

• Bola Batu babirusa, Buru babirusa, Malenge babirusa, North Sulawesi babirusa