The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae, including pigs, hogs, and boars, having a stout body with thick skin, a short neck, and a movable snout.
n. Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae.
n. A contemptible person (plural swines).
n. Plural form of sow.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An ungulate non-ruminant quadruped, of the family Suidæ in a broad sense; any hog, pig, sow, or boar; in the plural, these animals collectively.
n. A mean, degraded person; a hoggish individual.
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n. stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
Word Usage
"The term swine flu hurt the pork industry so much that they pushed for a name change and got it."