Porcine
[pawr-sahyn, -sin] /ˈpɔr saɪn, -sɪn/
adjective
1.
of or relating to swine.
2.
resembling swine; hoggish; piggish.
/ˈpɔːsaɪn/
adjective
1.
of, connected with, or characteristic of pigs
adj.
early 15c., “pertaining to swine; swinish,” from Old French porcin or directly from Latin porcinus “of a hog,” from porcus “hog, pig” (see pork (n.)).
porcine
(pôr’sīn’)
Relating to or resembling pigs.
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