Talk:Orc/@comment-25358625-20160503141053/@comment-124.83.30.57-20160504102807

To be specific, one of the kanji for Boar-orcs translates into "wild boar". So while Orcs are just pigs, Boar-orcs are boars. They're more "wild", more "fierece". More hairy.

I suppose a less pig-like variant may exist (in that it's possible for a new species of orcs to arise), but yeah, they're pretty much the Japanese image of orcs in this setting. The Hobgoblins are what you're looking for if you want the Western LoTR orcs (and in LoTR, goblins and orcs are already pretty closely related).