Porcine vs. Swine

Porcineadjective

Of or pertaining to the pig.

Porcineadjective

(derogatory) Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; morbidly obese.

Porcineadjective

Of or pertaining to swine; characteristic of the hog.

Porcineadjective

relating to or suggesting swine;

Porcineadjective

repellently fat;

Porcineadjective

resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy;

Swinenoun

Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae.

Swinenoun

(pejorative) A contemptible person plural swines.

Swinenoun

A police officer; a "pig".

Swinenoun

Something difficult or awkward; a pain.

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.

Swinenoun

stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals