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warthog

/wawrt-hawg, -hog/US // ˈwɔrtˌhɔg, -ˌhɒg //UK // (ˈwɔːthɒɡ) //

疣猪,疣鼠,疣状物,疣鼻虫

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an African wild swine, Phacochoerus aethiopicus, having large tusks and warty protuberances on the face.

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  • As elephants, warthogs, giraffes, monkeys and big cats jostle for position, scientists gain a greater understanding of the important role of water in Africa as its wildlife faces the growing impact of climate change.

  • Here, “dramatic interactions and unlikely rivalries” also abound—only instead of elephants and warthogs and giraffes, it’s cars and pedestrians and bikes.

  • The Bronx Zoo Zooms with families, too, offering virtual encounters with sloths, warthogs and other animals starting at $80 for 15 minutes.

  • Further, the Air Force official poured some cold water on the legacy of the Warthog—despite its popularity with the ground troops.

  • Thus far, Congress has prevented the service from putting the Warthog out to pasture.

  • The Air Force, the official said, does not “hate” the Warthog as many critics have charged.

  • Proponents of the Warthog, however, argue that the ageing plane has no equal in supporting troops on the ground.

  • “The kill-chain is very convoluted,” one combat-experienced Air Force A-10 Warthog pilot told The Daily Beast.

  • And, having killed a jabberwock, and found it fat and nice, he thought he'd eat according to the warthog's sage advice.

  • One shudders to think of the mental humiliation that is daily experienced by the warthog and the mandrill.