noun
warthogs
• Syn: ↑genus Phacochoerus
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Suidae, ↑family Suidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑warthog
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkirəs, -kēr-\ noun (-s)Usage: capitalized
: a genus of mammals that comprises the warthogs and was formerly made the type of a separate family but is now placed in the family Suidae near the genus Sus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.