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boar

[bawr, bohr] / bɔr, boʊr /


NOUN
swine
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In the past, some in the community considered wild boar and deer pests for damaging their gardens and crops, she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

When the thing dies, the worms fall away to reveal that it wasn’t always a demon, but a boar god felled by a dark force.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

However, the thousands of wild boar that roam the area, some of which have been known to enter the outskirts of Barcelona itself, have been identified as a key factor behind the spread of ASF.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

"Where we have problems, and where everyone in Europe has problems, is with the wild boar population, because there is overpopulation," said Higuera.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

Perhaps the reason for this was that the boar season happened in the two winter months, when the old English snow would be liable to ball in your horse’s hoofs and render galloping too dangerous.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Bears are thriving thanks in part to an abundance of food -- including acorns, deer and boars -- under the influence of a warming climate, experts say.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

The presence of woodland ecosystems in southern Doggerland 16,000 years ago also suggests the area could have supported abundant wildlife and provided valuable resources for humans, including animals such as boars.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026

ASF is highly contagious and lethal for pigs and wild boars, but it does not affect humans.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Scientists say that bear numbers have grown in Japan in recent years thanks to an abundance of food such as acorns, deer and boars due to a warming climate.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

He saw the heads of animals— boars, crocodiles, elephants, oxen, birds.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse




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