porcine

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English

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Etymology

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

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porcine (comparative more porcine, superlative most porcine)

  1. Of or pertaining to pigs.
    Synonym: suilline
  2. Similar to a pig
    Synonym: piglike
  3. (derogatory) Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; morbidly obese.

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References

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  1. ^ porcine, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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French

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porcine

  1. feminine singular of porcin

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Italian

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porcine

  1. feminine plural of porcino

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Latin

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porcīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of porcīnus