potbellied pig

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noun

a type of small, dark, domesticated pig with a lighter band running around its middle, native to Vietnam and sometimes kept as a pet.

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Also called Vietnamese potbellied pig .

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How to use potbellied pig in a sentence

He has said he believes Al Sharpton is a “race pimp” and a pig.
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Unfortunately, neither of our teams had pinpointed the pig's burial site.
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Bats that had once lived deep in the forest were now eking out a living on mango trees and near pig farms.
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Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
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"I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
The pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Several times after this the boy and his sisters came to look down into the pig pen.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
But just wishing never made anyone larger or taller, not even a pig, and Squinty stayed the same size.
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