microswine

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noun

A breed of swine derived from repetitive inbreeding of small (Yucatan) swine.

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Meanings

nounmicroswine (plural microswine)
  1. A breed of swine derived from repetitive inbreeding of small (Yucatan) swine.

    Yucatan™ miniature and microswine, weighing 20–45 kg, were purchased from Sinclair Bio-resources (Windham, MA).

    2016 January 29, “Increased Expression of Phosphorylated Polo-Like Kinase 1 and Histone in Bypass Vein Graft and Coronary Arteries following Angioplasty”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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    Microswine with characteristics such as we have seen in the Panepinto hybrid strain afford the investigator a supple, soft skin surface which is similar to humans and may be manipulated easily by injection of DNA or the application of DNA vehicles.

    1996, Mike E. Tumbleson, Advances in Swine in Biomedical Research, volume 2, page 674

Origin

From micro- + swine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

microswine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microswine

MLA

“microswine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microswine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microswine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microswine.

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