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Definition of Babyrousa
1. Noun. A genus of Suidae.
Exact synonyms: Genus Babyrousa
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Suidae, Suidae
Member holonyms: Babiroussa, Babirusa, Babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Suidae, Suidae
Member holonyms: Babiroussa, Babirusa, Babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Babyrousa
Literary usage of Babyrousa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Malayan Peninsula: Embracing Its History, Manners and Customs of the by Peter James Begbie (1834)
"... the Elephant, the Rhinoceros, the Elk, the Deer, the Bear, and the wild Hog,
or the Babirusa * of the Malays, and the Babyrousa of Buffon. ..."
2. Medical zoology, and mineralogy; or Illustrations and descriptions of the by John Stephenson (1832)
"These fangs were hooked and bent, like the tusks of the babyrousa, but some of
the smaller ones were bent at right angles; on each side we meet with about ..."
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