warthog

noun

wart·​hog ˈwȯrt-ˌhȯg How to pronounce warthog (audio)
-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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Regal bontebok were replaced by stout warthogs, whose amusing visages quickly filled my camera roll. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 Wildebeest, elk, lions, pronghorns, snapping turtles, baboons, wolves, and warthogs wait, oozing, for their turn in the lineup. — Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026 Rogen voiced the friendly warthog Pumbaa, and their beef came from his work with the music superstar on the film's soundtrack, on which Williams was a producer. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 The first of the three legs in an inaugural fundraiser called the Wagora Bike Ride unspools along rocky red clay roads and through rutted jeep tracks, past braying herds of zebra and startled warthogs. — Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warthog

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First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of warthog was in 1840

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warthog

noun
wart·​hog ˈwȯ(ə)rt-ˌhȯg How to pronounce warthog (audio)
-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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