porcine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin adjective porcinus, from the noun porcus (“‘pig’”).

[edit] Adjective

porcine (comparative more porcine, superlative most porcine)

1. Of, or pertaining to, the pig.
2. Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig.

[edit] Related terms

• porcus
• pork

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

porcine f.

1. Feminine plural form of porcino