BOAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does boar mean?
• BOAR (noun)
The noun BOAR has 2 senses:
1. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
2. an uncastrated male hog
Familiarity information: BOAR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BOAR (noun)
Meaning:
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
boar; Sus scrofa; wild boar
Hypernyms ("boar" is a kind of...):
swine (stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)
Meronyms (parts of "boar"):
tusk (a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog)
Holonyms ("boar" is a member of...):
genus Sus; Sus (type genus of the Suidae)
Meaning:
An uncastrated male hog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("boar" is a kind of...):
swine (stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)
