noun
warthog
WAWT-hog
noun
1
A wild African pig with large tusks and wart-like bumps on its face.
"A family of warthogs trotted across the savanna."
2
An informal nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II, a US military ground-attack aircraft.
"Pilots affectionately call the A-10 the Warthog because of its ungainly shape."
How to Use Warthog
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn African wild pig with tusks, or the nickname for the A-10 attack aircraft.
Word Forms
warthogs plural
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Etymology
A compound of wart and hog, describing the wart-like facial growths on the animal.