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Definition of porcine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

porcine

adjective

/ˈpɔːsaɪn/

/ˈpɔːrsaɪn/

(formal)

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like a pig; connected with pigs
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French porcin or Latin porcinus, from porcus ‘pig’.

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