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Meanings of pig in English

Russian
домашняя свинья
Portuguese
porco
Spanish
cerdo doméstico
Catalan
bacó
Wikidata

Domesticated omnivorous even-toed ungulate.

Related terms
домашняя свинья
Russian
sus
Portuguese
sus
Catalan
sus
Spanish
sus
Wikidata

Genus of mammals.

sus
Synonyms
Examples for "swine"
Examples for "swine"
1
A seventh case of swine flu was confirmed in Northern Ireland tonight.
The Irish Times
2
Chinese authorities tell hospitals to swiftly report suspected cases of swine flu.
Reuters
3
Health Minister, Tony Ryall has pledged all to the swine flu fight.
Radio NZ
4
So far, the prospect of worldwide swine flu is causing market panics.
Wired
5
Poultices do sometimes choke swine; tulips reduce posterity; causes leather to resist.
Roughing It
1
Yet ample hog supplies continue to hang over the market, limiting rallies.
Reuters
2
In exchange, Smithfield agreed to provisions designed to protect Iowa hog farmers.
Reuters
3
I wasn't a hog; I simply wanted to be my own boss.
The Door Into Summer
4
At the same time, smaller-than-expected supplies sent hog prices higher, he added.
Reuters
5
The bison is as fond as the hog of wallowing in mud.
The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and...
Portuguese
sus
Catalan
bacó
Spanish
sus

Domestic swine.

sus
Portuguese
tira
Catalan
poli
Spanish
romano

Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.

tira
Usage of pig in English
1
The pig is perhaps the most stubborn and courageous animal in India.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
2
In vain did they wait, in the hope of recovering the pig.
Stories of Animal Sagacity
3
You can look far and wide in Harlem without finding pig's feet.
Medium raw: a bloody valentine to the world of food and the peop...
4
The rabbit or guinea pig is used for demonstration in the laboratory.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
5
Have the gravies in separate tureens on either side of the pig.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
6
He looks like a lost pig in the Jungles by the river.
The Second Jungle Book
7
The pig in his pen possessed for her the most horrid fascination.
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
8
I can cook the apples and the pig on the same fire.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail (The Funny Piggie Boys)
9
The Artaud butcher had just slaughtered Matthew, the pig, in the shed.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
10
But a pig is only the unclean animal-theforbidden of the prophet.
American Notes
11
The deer of the Moluccas and the pig have probably been introduced.
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1 / The Land of the Orang-utan and...
12
And the pieces of the money pig were put into the dustbin.
Tell Me Another Story: The Book of Story Programs
13
PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.
The Devil's Dictionary
14
The story next describes the struggle between Pele and the pig god.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai
15
The pig was still under the bed, and the hens over it.
Thrift
16
The superintendent complained of the pig from the new hot blast furnaces.
The Three Black Pennys: A Novel