Porcine Definition

pôrsīn
adjective
Of or like pigs or hogs.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Porcine

  • Middle English from Old French porcin from Latin porcīnus from porcus pig porko- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Latin adjective porcinus, from the noun porcus (“pig").

    From Wiktionary

Porcine Sentence Examples

  • For lovers of all things porcine, there are lots of pink pig Christmas ornaments.

  • The whole region has been physically mapped to porcine chromosome 6 using in situ hybridisation.

  • Others contain bovine or porcine gelatin, which is likely to be unacceptable to strict vegetarians.

  • Effect of sequential porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome aand swine influenza on the growth and performance of finishing pigs.

  • Uses Caninsulin is an intermediate acting insulin is an intermediate acting insulin product containing porcine insulin, which is structurally identical to canine insulin.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOR

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