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| big game |
large wild animals hunted for sport, such as deer, boar, or tigers. [1/2 definitions] |
| boar |
a wild swine originally of Eurasia; wild boar. [1/3 definitions] |
| hog |
any member of the pig family, such as the wild boar. [1/4 definitions] |
| swine |
any of several cloven-hoofed animals related to or resembling the domestic hog, such as the wild boar. [1/3 definitions] |
| tusk |
a long, large, pointed tooth, usu. one of a pair, that sticks out from the area of the mouth in certain animals such as the elephant, wild boar, and walrus and is used for digging food and in fighting. [1/3 definitions] |
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