WILD BOAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wild boar mean? 

• WILD BOAR (noun)
  The noun WILD BOAR has 1 sense:

1. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

  Familiarity information: WILD BOAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILD BOAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

boar; Sus scrofa; wild boar

Hypernyms ("wild boar" is a kind of...):

swine (stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)

Meronyms (parts of "wild boar"):

tusk (a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog)

Holonyms ("wild boar" is a member of...):

genus Sus; Sus (type genus of the Suidae)

 Context examples 

Before the wedding the tailor was to catch him a wild boar that made great havoc in the forest, and the huntsmen should give him their help.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

I killed two giants, I brought away one unicorn, and caught a wild boar, and am I to fear those who are standing outside the room.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

He did not take the huntsmen with him into the forest, and they were well pleased that he did not, for the wild boar had several times received them in such a manner that they had no inclination to lie in wait for him.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The wolf and the wild boar were first on the ground; and when they espied their enemies coming, and saw the cat’s long tail standing straight in the air, they thought she was carrying a sword for Sultan to fight with; and every time she limped, they thought she was picking up a stone to throw at them; so they said they should not like this way of fighting, and the boar lay down behind a bush, and the wolf jumped up into a tree.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)