Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two wild African hogs (Phacochoerus africanus or P. aethiopicus), having two pairs of curved tusks and wartlike growths on the face.
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- noun A species of wild
pig native to Africa. - noun A nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II
air support warplane
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- noun African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lots of African antelope, some north American things, but the warthog was my personal favorite.
Fake Heads 2007
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And then at the end of the video when they show a game of king of the hill where a warthog is the hill, I know that is a mode I will have to play.
GayGamer.net 2010
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And then at the end of the video when they show a game of king of the hill where a warthog is the hill, I know that is a mode I will have to play.
GayGamer.net 2010
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The warthog is a little animal with strange facial features.
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When my son was little I used to call chicken with toothpicks in it "warthog" so he would eat … and he would.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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We simply follow the pulling of the rope, and it takes us to a kudu, giraffe, eland, warthog, or gemsbok.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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"The hypothesis is that if there is a good supply of low-value natural prey, such as warthog or duikers, the big cats aren't really interested in livestock," says Alan Hoffberg, 71, a Longwood, Fla., resident and Biosphere's U.S. spokesperson.
Saving the World—One Vacation at a Time Anne Tergesen 2011
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The son blows the horn, pounds his fake fur-covered chest, then the shaggy tribe squats in a circle, rips the warthog wide open with their hands and teeth, and begins to gorge.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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But after the lava scene, a scruffy dark-haired caveman appears, wrestling with a warthog.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Does this warthog actually have the cajones to dare speak for God???
Think Progress » Limbaugh: Volcanic eruption in Iceland is God’s reaction to health care’s passage. 2010
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