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Meanings of wild boar in English

Portuguese
javali
Catalan
porc fer

A mammal of the biological family Suidae (Sus scrofa, Linneo 1758), ancestor of the domestic pig.

        javali

        An adult male wild boar.

              Usage of wild boar in English
              1
              Several batches of imported wild boar meat were recalled but tested negative.
              Pubmed
              2
              I was hunting in the forest, I was chasing a wild boar.
              Pélléas and Mélisande; Alladine and Palomides; Home
              3
              The animal that uttered it was nothing else than a wild boar.
              The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
              4
              The wild boar, and his relative, the domestic hog, inhabited the morasses.
              History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume...
              5
              Once in safety, he turned like a wild boar on his enemies.
              Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
              6
              A wild boar might as well try to outstrip the fleet hunter.
              The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea
              7
              The wild boar is, at the start, as fast as a horse.
              In Times of Peril: A Tale of India
              8
              And for a sign, behold this scar which the wild boar made.
              The Story of the Odyssey
              9
              Then he faced his foes like a wild boar driven to bay.
              Massacres of the South (1551-1815) / Celebrated Crimes
              10
              About an hour later they saw a wild boar rush by them.
              Sarréo / 1901
              11
              There, I found a mud-hole contaminated by wild boar feces and urine.
              Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
              12
              Shall the lion do thy bidding, and the wild boar obey thee?
              A House of Pomegranates
              13
              Twice a wild boar trotted in front of my car and halted.
              Reuters
              14
              Joe repeated, looking as dangerous as a wild boar brought to bay.
              In Luck at Last
              15
              The man could have stayed in the saddle on a wild boar.
              Knife of dreams
              16
              A wild boar is seen at a residential area in Namie.
              Reuters
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