porciform

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adjective

Resembling a pig.

OriginLatin fōrma ← Proto-Italic *porkos ← Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos →
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Meanings

adjectiveporciform (comparative more porciform, superlative most porciform)

comparative more porciform · superlative most porciform

  1. Resembling a pig.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pórḱos
  3. Proto-Italic*porkos
  4. Latinporcus
  5. Latinfōrma
  6. Englishporciform

From Latin porcus + English -form.

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APA

porciform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porciform

MLA

“porciform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porciform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porciform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porciform.

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