warthog

A soiled warthog relaxing during a hot day at San Diego Zoo, California, USA

Meaning

Noun

  • A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
  • A nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II air support warplane

Related

Narrower meaning words

  • Phacochoerus aethiopicus (species), Phacochoerus africanus

Origin

  • wart + hog
  • Image:Sa-warthog.jpg|200px|A soiled warthog relaxing during a hot day at San Diego Zoo, California, USA|thumb|right

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