Suine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Suine is a noun meaning (zoology) (loosely) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the suborder Suina.
Meaning
(zoology) (loosely) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the suborder Suina.
More Meanings
- (cooking, rare, uncountable) A buttery substitute usually made of suet or lard.
- (zoology) (strictly) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the taxonomic subfamily Suinae, which is comprised of modern pigs (genus Sus) and their close relatives, both living and extinct.
Example Sentences
Primitive suines appeared in the Eocene.
Word Forms
- suines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suid, suiform, sinuopeid, subungulate, boar, ursid.
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