Crossword clues for babirusa
Wiktionary
n. Any of several mammals in the genus (taxlink Babyrousa genus noshow=1) in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.
WordNet
n : Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa]
Wikipedia
The babirusas, also called deer-pig are a genus, Babyrousa, in the pig family ( Suidae) found in Wallacea, or specifically the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. All members of this genus were considered part of a single species until 2002, the babirusa, B. babyrussa, but following the split into several species, this scientific name is restricted to the Buru babirusa from Buru and Sula, whereas the best-known species, the north Sulawesi babirusa, is named B. celebensis. The remarkable "prehistoric" appearance of these mammals is largely due to the prominent upwards incurving canine tusks of the males, which actually pierce the flesh in the snout. If a babirusa does not grind its tusks (achievable through regular activity), they can eventually keep growing so as to penetrate the animal's own skull.
Usage examples of "babirusa".
No time was lost, as there were other, parallel litters that did not include the Babirusa.
The herdsman saw desiccated horses whose pointed ribs protruded from their sides and whose lower incisors pierced their upper jaws like the tusks of bastard babirusas.