1. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
   "The Sus scrofa's sharp tusks made it a formidable opponent for hunters";
   - wild boar, boar
    
2. Domestic swine
   "The Sus scrofa wallowed in the mud on the hot summer day";
   - hog, pig, grunter, squealer

Type of: swine

Part of: genus Sus, Sus

Encyclopedia: Sus scrofa