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Swine

Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young, pig. See Hog.

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Babiroussa 76% connected

Alt. of Babirussa

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Babirussa 76% connected

A large hoglike quadruped (Sus, / Porcus, babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are…

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Boar 76% connected

The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.

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Grunter 76% connected

One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog.

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Hog 76% connected

A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidae; esp., the domesticated varieties of S. scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called, respec…

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Pig 76% connected

A piggin.

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Razorback 76% connected

The rorqual.

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Sow 76% connected

To sew. See Sew.

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Squealer 76% connected

One who, or that which, squeals.

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