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Meaning of "babirusa" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BABIRUSA

From Malay, from bābī hog + rūsa deer.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BABIRUSA

ˌbɑːbɪˈruːsə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BABIRUSA

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Babirusa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BABIRUSA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Babirusa

The babirusas, also pig-deer, are a genus, Babyrousa, in the pig family found in Wallacea, or specifically the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. All members of this genus were considered part of a single species until 2002, the babirusa, B. babyrussa, but following the split into several species, this scientific name is restricted to the Buru babirusa from Buru and Sula, whereas the best-known species, the north Sulawesi babirusa, is named B. celebensis. If a babirusa does not grind its tusks, they can eventually keep growing so as to penetrate the animal's own skull.

Definition of babirusa in the English dictionary

The definition of babirusa in the dictionary is a wild pig, Babyrousa babyrussa, inhabiting marshy forests in Indonesia. It has an almost hairless wrinkled skin and enormous curved canine teeth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BABIRUSA

Althusser · anchusa · Appaloosa · conducer · coproducer · inducer · introducer · muser · nooser · producer · reducer · reproducer · roosa · rooser · rusa · seducer · Susa · Teucer · traducer · transducer

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BABIRUSA

babiche · babied · babies · babies´-breath · Babinet · Babington · babingtonite · Babinski effect · Babinski reflex · Babism · babka · bablah · Babo´s law · babool · baboon · baboonery · baboonish · babouche · babu · babudom

WORDS THAT END LIKE BABIRUSA

arethusa · Brusa · causa · empusa · Hausa · honoris causa · hydromedusa · Jebel Musa · Katharevousa · Katharevusa · Lampedusa · medusa · Nicholas of Cusa · Ragusa · Siracusa · Sousa

Synonyms and antonyms of babirusa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «babirusa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BABIRUSA

Find out the translation of babirusa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of babirusa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «babirusa» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

babirusa
1,325 millions of speakers
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babirusa
570 millions of speakers
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babirusa
510 millions of speakers
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babirusa
380 millions of speakers
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babirusa
280 millions of speakers
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Babirusa
278 millions of speakers
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babirusa
270 millions of speakers
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babirusa
260 millions of speakers
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babirusa
220 millions of speakers
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Babirusa
190 millions of speakers
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babirusa
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

バビルサ
130 millions of speakers
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babirusa
85 millions of speakers
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Babirusa
85 millions of speakers
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babirusa
80 millions of speakers
ta

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babirusa
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बेबीरसा
75 millions of speakers
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babirusa
70 millions of speakers
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babirusa
65 millions of speakers
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babirusa
50 millions of speakers
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Babirusa
40 millions of speakers
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Babirusa
30 millions of speakers
el

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χοίρος των ανατολικών ινδίων
15 millions of speakers
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babirusa
14 millions of speakers
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babirusa
10 millions of speakers
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babirusa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of babirusa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BABIRUSA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about babirusa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BABIRUSA»

Discover the use of babirusa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to babirusa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Contemporary Halakhic Problems
The author alleged that the babirusa, whose native habitat is Indonesia, possesses two stomachs and suggested that it also chews the cud. Since, in common with all swine, the babirusa also has split hoofs, the animal was alleged to possess ...
J. David Bleich, 1989
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There's a Babirusa in My Bathtub!: Fact and Fancy About ...
Profiles a variety of little-known animals, including the babirusa, the dingo, and the okapi.
Maxine Rose Schur, 2009
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100 Animals to See Before They Die
Babirusa Babyrousa luihyrussa Head/body length: 85-1 Ocm Height at shoulder: 65-80 cm Tail length: 27-32cm Weight: 43-1 00kg Fearful face It's hard to imagine your teeth growing out through your nose. This bizarre arrangement doesn't ...
Nick Garbutt, 2007
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Eat Not this Flesh: Food Avoidances from Prehistory to the ...
An equally interesting example is the controversy that arose in recent decades over the babirusa (Babirousa babyrussa), a piglike animal (family Suidae) native to Celebes and the Moluccas. The controversy developed after a study, supported ...
Frederick J. Simoons, 1994
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Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests
The babirusa is officially protected by Indonesian law (Republik Indonesia, 1990) , which states that it is illegal to hunt, kill, or trade babirusa. The species is undergoing rapid range contraction; nineteenth century naturalists recorded babirusa ...
John G. Robinson, Elizabeth L. Bennett, 2013
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Proceding [Proceeding] of the Mini Workshop Southeast Asia ...
Characteristic and Morphology of Babirusa Babirusa was included into Artiodactyla animals, class of Suidae, and sub class of Babyrousinae, giving the same characteristics with pigs. External characteristics of babirusa were including grey ...
Bambang Pontjo Priosoeryanto, 2008
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Islands Magazine
The babirusa, a wild pig indigenous to Celebes and the nearby Moluccas in the Indonesian archipelago, is being touted in some quarters as a source of kosher pork because, unlike the typical clovenhoofed swine, the babirusa also chews a ...
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Seals, Fur Seals, Sea Lions, and Walrus: Status Survey and ...
1990), though many babirusa on the Togian islands reportedly died during an epidemic skin disease in the early 1970s (Selmier 1983). The increased likelihood of babirusa in formerly remote and inaccessible areas being exposed to virulent ...
P. J. H. Reijnders, IUCN/SSC Seal Specialist Group, 1993
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Beyond Natural Selection
The babirusa pig (Babirousa babyrussa) poses a different sort of problem. It has turned two upper teeth around to make upward-pointing tusks that pierce the cheeks. A relative, the warthog, has upper tusks that grow sideways and then turn up ...
Robert Wesson, 1993
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Walker's Mammals of the World
The babirusa travels about in small parties of as many as eight individuals and reveals its presence by low grunting moans. Offspring are produced in the early months of the year and are not striped like the young of most pigs. The estrous ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BABIRUSA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term babirusa is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Pictures: Six months of babies at Chester Zoo
Babirusa are native to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi where their numbers are in serious decline due to habitat loss through logging and ... «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
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New Events At The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
L.A. Zoo keepers spotlight the animals in their care at Keeper Talks, held Sundays, 2 pm, at the Babirusa Exhibit, Mondays, 2 pm, at the ... «Westside Today, Jun 15»
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LA Zoo Offering Animal Kingdom Secrets in Daily Presentations
... Mahale Mountains, Rainforest of the Americas and at the babirusa, peccary, giraffe and flamingo exhibits, all free with paid Zoo admission. «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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The world's weirdest animals - and where to see them
The babirusa's tusks have inspired masks among the islanders who share the pig-deer's habitat, and have been known to be presented as gifts ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Trans-Papua Highway: Economic
... the pressure of hunting on wildlife populations, such as the babirusa, anoa, flying foxes and other mammal species, has escalated over time. «Jakarta Post, May 15»
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Babirusa Anniversary Party; Moonlight Cinema at Redhook
EASTLAKE — Babirusa celebrates its one-year anniversary on Wednesday with a pig roast and special cocktails. The party starts at 5 p.m. and ... «Eater, May 15»
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Fauna board game is fun, family friendly and filled with animals
Do you know where the panda lives (... you most likely know)? Do you know where the babirusa lives (... you are less sure about that)? Some of ... «Deseret News, Apr 15»
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Summer opening for Chester Zoo Islands
Other animals visitors will encounter include banteng cattle, cassowaries, anoa and babirusa. Click any image to launch gallery. Chester Zoo ... «Place North West, Apr 15»
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ACC gets its Mojo
The once 'toothless dog' – as the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) was once referred as – has since grown ferocious 'babirusa fangs'. «The Swazi Observer, Apr 15»
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Chester Zoo announce date of when the £40 million Islands project …
Other animals that visitors will encounter include banteng cattle, cassowaries, anoa and babirusa. Mr Christon continued "Islands is about ... «Liverpool Echo, Apr 15»
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