suine

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noun

(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.

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Meanings

nounsuine (countable and uncountable, plural suines)

plural suines

  1. countableuncountablebiology(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.

    Primitive suines appeared in the Eocene.

    1983, The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, volume 7, page 574
  2. countableuncountablebiology(loosely) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the suborder Suina.
  3. rareuncountablecookingA buttery substitute usually made of suet or lard.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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