warthog

Everyday

A warthog is a wild pig of the African grasslands with a big flat head, long curved tusks, a thin mane and lumpy bumps on its face that look like warts. tree →

In the lessons

In nature lessons about the African savannah, warthogs graze on grass, kneel on their front knees to eat, dig for roots, and back into burrows (often old aardvark holes) so their tusks face out. They are eaten by lions, leopards and hyenas. Pumbaa in «The Lion King» is a warthog. Phrases: «a sounder of warthogs» (a group).

Examples

• The warthog knelt down to eat the short grass. tree →
• Warthogs back into their burrows so their tusks face outwards. tree →
• Pumbaa from «The Lion King» is a warthog. tree →
• A warthog ran with its tail sticking straight up like an aerial. tree →
• The bumps on a warthog's face protect it in fights. tree →
• Lions sometimes hunt warthogs. tree →

Note

Plural «warthogs». One word: wart + hog. The «warts» are not real warts but thick pads of skin. «Hog» is another word for pig.