Wart" hog` (?). (Zoöl.) Either one of two
species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus
Phacochœrus. These animals have a pair of large, rough,
fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the eyes. The
tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The body is
scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South
African species (Phacochœrus Æthiopicus) is the best
known. Called also vlacke vark. The second species (P.
Æliani) is native of the coasts of the Red Sea.
Wart" hog` (?). (Zoöl.) Either one of two
species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus
Phacochœrus. These animals have a pair of large, rough,
fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the eyes. The
tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The body is
scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South
African species (Phacochœrus Æthiopicus) is the best
known. Called also vlacke vark. The second species (P.
Æliani) is native of the coasts of the Red Sea.