WARTHOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does warthog mean? 

• WARTHOG (noun)
  The noun WARTHOG has 1 sense:

1. African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks

  Familiarity information: WARTHOG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WARTHOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("warthog" is a kind of...):

swine (stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)

Holonyms ("warthog" is a member of...):

genus Phacochoerus; Phacochoerus (warthogs)