bushpig
Reddish African hog
A bushpig is a wild pig native to eastern and southern Africa, with reddish-brown bristly hair and small tusks.
It lives in dense forest and bush, foraging at night and causing damage to crops.
The word also serves as a crude insult for an unattractive person, particularly a woman: He called her a bushpig behind her back.
Beast's protruding face
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- hairyHaving much fur
- bristlesCoarse animal hairs
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
stocky · omnivore · mammal · porcine · ungulate · boar · sow · sounder
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- sub-SaharanSouth of great desert
- KenyaEast African country, capital Nairobi
- UgandaEast African republic
- TanzaniaDodoma-capital nation
Zimbabwe · Botswana · Namibia · Mozambique · Malawi · safari · wildlife reserve · national park
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- duskDimming after sundown
- dawnDay's first glow
- darknessTotal absence of light
secretive · elusive · camera trap · night vision · moonlight · shadowy · thicket · underbrush
Flesh from hunted animals
- bushmeatHunted tropical wildlife flesh
- trophyAward for winning
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- dogsDomesticated barking mammals
hounds · baying · dangerous game · charging · tusks · aggressive · cornered · hunting license
Actively cheering someone on
- grubbingDigging up roots
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- snufflingNoisy nasal breathing
- diggingRemoving earth below
tubers · bulbs · rhizomes · fallen fruit · seeds · fungi · earthworms · insects
snout
Beast's protruding face
hooves · stocky · omnivore · mammal · porcine · ungulate · boar · sow · sounder · warthog
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- sub-SaharanSouth of great desert
- KenyaEast African country, capital Nairobi
- UgandaEast African republic
Tanzania · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Namibia · Mozambique · Malawi · safari · wildlife reserve · national park · bushveld
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- duskDimming after sundown
- dawnDay's first glow
darkness · secretive · elusive · camera trap · night vision · moonlight · shadowy · thicket · underbrush · concealment
game meat
Flesh from hunted animals
dogs · hounds · baying · dangerous game · charging · tusks · aggressive · cornered · hunting license · quota
rooting
Actively cheering someone on
- grubbingDigging up roots
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- snufflingNoisy nasal breathing
digging · tubers · bulbs · rhizomes · fallen fruit · seeds · fungi · earthworms · insects · carrion