porcine

From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) and partly from its etymon, Latin porcīnus, from porcus (“pig”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊɹ.sin/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊɹ.sɪn/

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• Rhymes: -oʊɹsaɪn, -oʊɹsin, -oʊɹsɪn

porcine (comparative more porcine, superlative most porcine)

2. Of, pertaining to, or being a pig.

   Coordinate terms: bovine, caprine, ovine, equine, murine

   Hypernyms: suid, suidian < suilline < mammalian < animalian

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     Alas, your delicious sandwich has been slain. Gaius’ blow sent it sprawling from your hand and onto the dusty grass where its saucy, porcine contents splattered forth from its freshly-baked body.

4. Similar to a pig.

   Synonyms: swinish, piggish, hoggish; swinelike, piglike, hoglike

   Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike

6. (derogatory) Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; severely obese.

   Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:overweight

porcine (plural porcines)

1. A porcine animal: a pig, hog, boar, or related wild animal.

   Hypernyms: suidian < suilline < animal < organism < creature, critter

   Coordinate terms: bovine, caprine, ovine, equine, murine

• coprine, poncier, preonic

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porcine

1. feminine singular of porcin

• grippe porcine

• pioncer

porcine

1. feminine plural of porcino

• coprine, crepino, preconi

porcīne

1. vocative masculine singular of porcīnus