Wart'-hŏg, n.

noun

n. (Zoöl.) A pachyderm of the genus Phacocherus, having a large head, tusks of remarkable size inclining laterally upward, and a thick, fleshy lobe on each cheek, resembling a large wart, whence the name. Icon. Encyc.

An engraved wart-hog stands on a patch of ground, shown in profile facing left.
Wart-hog.