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warthog
noun
wart·hog
ˈwȯrt-ˌhȯg 
-ˌhäg
: either of two wild African hogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus or P. africanus) that have large protruding tusks and in the male two pairs of rough warty excrescences on the face
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While patrolling her territory on her second day in the field, Kelsey crept up on a warthog.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 June 2025
Beneath grassy plains where zebras and warthogs roam, the tectonic plates of the Rift Valley are slowly breaking apart.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Afterward, the female looked bored, and then, perking up at the grunts of nearby warthogs, hungry.
—Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
Then our guide spotted a young warthog that might attract their attention.
—Holden Frith, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Oct. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 June 2025
Beneath grassy plains where zebras and warthogs roam, the tectonic plates of the Rift Valley are slowly breaking apart.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Afterward, the female looked bored, and then, perking up at the grunts of nearby warthogs, hungry.
—Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
Then our guide spotted a young warthog that might attract their attention.
—Holden Frith, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Warthog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warthog. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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warthog
noun
wart·hog
ˈwȯ(ə)rt-ˌhȯg
-ˌhäg
: a wild African hog with large tusks and in the male two pairs of rough warty growths on the face
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