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What (who) is pig - definition

DOMESTICATED OMNIVOROUS EVEN-TOED UNGULATE
Swine; Pigs; Domestic Pig; Domesticated Pig; Domesticated pig; Porcine; Hog (swine); Sus domesticus; Sus scrofa domesticus; Domistic pig; Gilt (pig); Domestic pigs; Swine production; Pet pig; Pet pigs; Pigs as pets; Sus scrofa domestica; Pig (domesticated); Sow (animal); Piglet (animal); 🐖; Pig (domestic); 🐷; 🐽; My pet pig; Sus domestica; Nest-building in domestic pigs; Sexual behavior of domestic pigs; Mating behavior of domestic pigs; Anatomy of domestic pigs; Pigs in folklore; Domestic pig reproduction; Domesticated swine; Draft:Common pig; Common pig; Domestic pig
  • Bronze pig sculpture, [[Zhou dynasty]]
  • Skull
  • Juliana piglet rooting on her sibling's belly
  • Mini pig
  • Interior of pig farm at [[Bjärka-Säby Castle]], Sweden, 1911
  • Sow with prominent nipples. Pigs typically have 12–14 nipples.
  • A sow with suckling piglets
  • Exterior of pig farm in [[Vampula]], Finland, 2021
  • Bones of the foot
  • Piglets keeping warm together
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  • Skeleton
  • Two piglets suckling
  • A "Salt & Pepper" miniature pig
  • Pigs in a wallow
  • Pottery Swine in [[Sanxingdui]] Museum, [[Shang dynasty]]

pig         
(pigs, pigging, pigged)
1.
A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair on its skin. Pigs are often kept on farms for their meat, which is called pork, ham, bacon, or gammon.
...the grunting of the pigs.
...a pig farmer.
= hog
N-COUNT
see also guinea pig
2.
If you call someone a pig, you think that they are unpleasant in some way, especially that they are greedy or unkind. (INFORMAL)
N-COUNT [disapproval]
3.
If you say that people are pigging themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal. (BRIT INFORMAL)
After pigging herself on ice cream she went upstairs.
VERB: V pron-refl [disapproval]
4.
If you say 'pigs might fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely. (HUMOROUS, INFORMAL)
'There's a chance he won't get involved in this, of course.'-'And pigs might fly.'
PHRASE [emphasis]
5.
If you say that someone is making a pig of themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal. (INFORMAL)
I'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner.
PHRASE: V and N inflect [disapproval]
Pig         
·noun A Piggin.
II. Pig ·noun One who is hoggish; a greedy person.
III. Pig ·noun Any wild species of the genus Sus and related genera.
IV. Pig ·noun The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog.
V. Pig ·vt & ·vi To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
VI. Pig ·noun An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. ·see Mine pig, under Mine.
VII. Pig ·vt & ·vi To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of pigs; to Farrow.
pig         
n.
swine
1) a sucking (BE), suckling (AE) pig
2) pigs grunt, oink, squeal
3) a young pig is a piglet
4) a female pig is a sow
5) a male pig is a boar
glutton
(colloq.)
6) to make a pig of oneself
misc.
7) as fat as a pig; a male chauvinist pig; to buy a pig in a poke ('to buy, accept smt. with no previous inspection')

Wikipedia

Pig

The pig (Sus domesticus), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus Sus, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) or a distinct species. The pig's head-plus-body length ranges from 0.9 to 1.8 m (3 to 6 ft), and adult pigs typically weigh between 50 and 350 kg (110 and 770 lb), with well-fed individuals even exceeding this range. The size and weight of hogs largely depends on their breed. Compared to other artiodactyls, a pig's head is relatively long and pointed. Most even-toed ungulates are herbivorous, but pigs are omnivores, like their wild relative. Pigs grunt and make snorting sounds.

When used as livestock, pigs are farmed primarily for the production of meat, called pork. A group of pigs is called a passel, a team, or a sounder. The animal's bones, hide, and bristles are also used in products. Pigs, especially miniature breeds, are kept as pets.

Examples of use of pig
1. "I think they put some lipstick on a pig," he said, "but its still a pig." An old expression, right?
2. Some 12 piglets from seven countries took part in the games, which included pig–racing, pig–swimming and pigball.
3. "What‘s a saddleback pig?" wonders the presenter.
4. Joe Barton of Texas last week compared the changes to "putting lipstick on a pig." "It may a be a good pig.
5. Scroll down for more ... Sheep–pig: Boris is the first Lincolnshire Curly Coat pig in this country for 37 years The four–legged Boris represents what Mr York hopes will be a renaissance for the Lincolnshire Curly Coat pig, often called the sheep–pig, and a breed which became extinct here 37 years ago.