wild boar
noun
: an Old World wild hog (Sus scrofa) from which most domestic swine have been derived
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Some roughly 8,000-year-old pig teeth now offer evidence that the mammals were first domesticated from wild boar in South China.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
Instead of grilling rats, one tribe slaughtered an entire wild boar.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 May 2025
What do iguanas, rodents, fish and wild boars have in common?
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Conservation efforts have boosted prey populations, like deer and wild boar, which supported European wolf recovery.
—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
Instead of grilling rats, one tribe slaughtered an entire wild boar.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 May 2025
What do iguanas, rodents, fish and wild boars have in common?
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Conservation efforts have boosted prey populations, like deer and wild boar, which supported European wolf recovery.
—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wild boar
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“Wild boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20boar. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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