porcine

[ pawr-sahyn, -sin ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to swine.

  2. resembling swine; hoggish; piggish.

Origin of porcine

1
1650–60; <Latin porcīnus;see pork, -ine1

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British Dictionary definitions for porcine

porcine

/ (ˈpɔːsaɪn) /


adjective
  1. of, connected with, or characteristic of pigs

Origin of porcine

1
C17: from Latin porcīnus, from porcus pig

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Scientific definitions for porcine

porcine

[ pôrsīn′ ]


  1. Relating to or resembling pigs.

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