hell pig en · NOUN
Meanings
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(informal) Any extinct pig-like mammal of the family †Entelodontidae; an entelodont.
As if hell pigs were not enough of a blight on the Oligocene landscape, Europe was home to two more groups of pig-like creatures.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hell pigs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |