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warthog

/ˈwɔːtˌhɒɡ/

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Australia/ˈwoːtˌhɔɡ/

warthog noun: a wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.

warthog: a wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa
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Noun

warthog (plural warthogs)

  1. A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
  2. (US, slang) A nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II air support warplane

warthog meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese

warthog in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

warthog in Arabic

a species of wild pig
خَنْزِير بَرِّيّ ḵanzīr barriyy

warthog in Malay

a species of wild pig
babi hutan

warthog in Vietnamese

a species of wild pig
lợn bướu

Forms of warthog

pluralwarthogs

Origin of warthog

From wart + hog.

Words formed from warthog

Questions about warthog

What does warthog mean?
Warthog means a wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
What is warthog in Tamil?
Warthog in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Warthog meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is warthog?
Warthog is a noun.
How do you pronounce warthog?
Warthog is pronounced /ˈwɔːtˌhɒɡ/ (UK).
What is the plural of warthog?
The plural of warthog is warthogs.

Words near warthog in the dictionary

  1. Warthermarske
  2. Warthian
  3. Warthill
  4. Warthin's tumor
  5. Warthin's tumors
  6. warthog
  7. warthoglet
  8. warthoglets
  9. warthogs
  10. warths
  11. wartier

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Adapted from Wiktionary: warthog (page history and authors); warthog (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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