Definition
A wild pig-like mammal native to Indonesia, known for its elongated curved tusks that grow upward and its stocky build.
Etymology
From Malay language: 'babi' (pig) + 'rusa' (deer). The name literally means 'pig-deer,' reflecting how Indonesian peoples saw this unusual creature as a hybrid of two familiar animals.
Kelly Says
The babirusa's tusks are so extreme they sometimes curve all the way back toward the animal's forehead—and unlike most tusks used for digging, scientists think these are actually used for wrestling with other males, like nature's built-in swords.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባብርውሳ
ba-bi-roo-sa
ARالعربية
بابيروسا
ba-bi-roo-sa
BNবাংলা
বাবিরুসা
ba-bi-roo-sa
CACatalà
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
CSČeština
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
DADansk
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
DEDeutsch
Babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
ELΕλληνικά
μπαμπίρουσα
mpa-bi-roo-sa
ESEspañol
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
FAفارسی
بابیروسا
ba-bi-roo-sa
FISuomi
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
FRFrançais
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
GUGU
બાબિરુસા
ba-bi-roo-sa
HAHA
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
HEעברית
בַּבִּירוּסָה
ba-bi-roo-sa
HIहिन्दी
बाबिरुसा
ba-bi-roo-sa
HUMagyar
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
IGIG
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
ITItaliano
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
KKKK
бабируса
ba-bi-roo-sa
KMKM
បាប៊ីរុសា
ba-bi-roo-sa
MRMR
बाबिरुसा
ba-bi-roo-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
NLNederlands
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
NONorsk
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
PAPA
ਬਾਬੀਰੂਸਾ
ba-bi-roo-sa
PLPolski
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
PTPortuguês
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
RORomână
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
RUРусский
бабируса
ba-bi-roo-sa
SVSvenska
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
SWKiswahili
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
TAதமிழ்
பாபிரூசா
pa-bi-roo-sa
TEతెలుగు
బాబిరుసా
ba-bi-roo-sa
THไทย
บาบิรูซา
ba-bi-roo-sa
TLTL
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
TRTürkçe
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
UKУкраїнська
бабіруса
ba-bi-roo-sa
URاردو
بابیروسا
ba-bi-roo-sa
VITiếng Việt
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
YOYO
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa
ZUZU
babirusa
ba-bee-roo-sa