boar
Tusked forest dweller
A boar is a male pig, especially an uncastrated one kept for breeding.
Wild boar refers to the tusked ancestor of domestic pigs, native to Eurasia and hunted as game: Wild boar have returned to parts of Britain.
The word often evokes something fierce or brutish.
Encroaching without welcome
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- destructiveCausing severe harm
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
overpopulation · rooting · nuisance · crop damage · control · culling · eradication · encroachment
Pit for extracting rock
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- houndHunting dog breed
- trophyAward for winning
spear · pursuit · gamekeeper · safari · crossbow · archery · rifle · shooting
Forested land area
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- oakQuercus genus member
mast · acorns · habitat · undergrowth · beech · bracken · den · wallow
hog
Swine, or monopolize
tusks · bristles · grunting · porcine · sty · swill · trough · rooting · omnivore · pigsty
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- destructiveCausing severe harm
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
non-native · overpopulation · rooting · nuisance · crop damage · control · culling · eradication · encroachment · territorial
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
trophy · spear · pursuit · gamekeeper · safari · crossbow · archery · rifle · shooting · blinds
woodland
Forested land area
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
oak · mast · acorns · habitat · undergrowth · beech · bracken · den · wallow · mudhole
crest
Highest point or tuft
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- sigilMagical or heraldic symbol
rampant · charge · blazon · mascot · symbol · fierce · noble · courage · strength · Richard III
tusks
Extended animal incisors
protruding · weaponry · defense · formidable · goring · slashing · gnarly · pointed · whetted · canines
- hoofed mammalscow, horse, goat, sheep, pig
- pigssow, hog, swine, piglet, domestic pig
- informal terms for pigpiggy, hog, porker, oinker, piglet
- pig farmingpigs, hogs, pig farming, pork industry, hog farming
- ancient feastssymposium, banquet, feast, feasting, reclining
- wild pigswild pig, feral pig, feral hog, razorback, warthog
- wild boarUndomesticated pig species
- boar huntingPursuing wild swine
- Boar's HeadDeli meat manufacturer
- boar huntPursuing wild swine
- boar brushHairbrush with pig bristles
- boar tusksWild swine's protruding teeth