porcine

The definition of porcine is like or looking like a pig.

(adjective)

An example of someone porcine is a person covered in mud.

See porcine in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or like pigs or hogs

Origin: Fr porcin < L porcinus < porcus, hog: see pork

See porcine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or resembling swine or a pig: “a bald porcine old man” (Vladimir Nabokov).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French porcin

Origin: , from Latin porcīnus

Origin: , from porcus, pig; see porko- in Indo-European roots

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