porcine

[ pawr-sahyn, -sin ]

/ ˈpɔr saɪn, -sɪn /

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adjective

of or relating to swine.

resembling swine; hoggish; piggish.

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Origin of porcine

1650–60; <Latin porcīnus;see pork, -ine¹

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How to use porcine in a sentence

Doctors have been using porcine heart valves to replace damaged ones in humans since the 1960s.
Science of ‘Seinfeld’|LGBTQ-Editor|June 15, 2020|No Straight News
Reuters hedline: “Deadly swine virus sweeps U.S.” Disease is called porcine epidemic diarrhea.
P.J. O’Rourke on Pot, Putin, and Polygamy|P. J. O’Rourke|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I actually do think Chris Christine is too porcine to be elected president.
The Christie Girth|Michael Tomasky|December 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was decidedly porcine in his disposition, very plebeian in his manners, and doubtless also in his sentiments.
Hudson Bay|R.M. Ballantyne

From the depths of the gamut to the shrieky top again,—a droning that has something of porcine or wild-boar character.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
On his return Greybrush found the passage littered with moss and leaves, while porcine snoring resounded throughout the earth.
Lives of the Fur Folk|M. D. Haviland
He was not carnivorous, or a beast of prey, and ugly as he was, certainly looked better alive than he would as a porcine corpse.
Woodcraft and Camping|George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
Porcine, por′sīn, adj. pertaining to or resembling swine: swinish.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for porcine

porcine

/ (ˈpɔːsaɪn) /

adjective

of, connected with, or characteristic of pigs

Word Origin for porcine

C17: from Latin porcīnus, from porcus pig

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Scientific definitions for porcine

porcine

[ pôr′sīn′ ]

Relating to or resembling pigs.

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