warthog

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large African wild pig with tusks and wartlike growths on its face

   The warthog knelt on its front legs to graze on the short grass.

A compound of wart + hog, named for the prominent wartlike pads on the animal's face. These pads are protective growths rather than true warts.

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