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porcine

[pawr-sahyn, -sin] / ˈpɔr saɪn, -sɪn /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to pigs
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Since June, when Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, or PEDv, first hit, Prestage workers have quarantined the area, scrubbed vehicles and sprayed buildings with antiseptic.

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2013

Porcine decapitation aside, jollier treats are offered up in the shape of edible baubles, tinsel and even fairy lights.

From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2012

I say, ‘Well, let me pull out my app,’ ” Jenn Kim, 32, a member of the Porcine Club, said over pork rice noodles at Má Pêche.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2011

This is why its lead creator, Peter Cortez, who is also a founder of the Porcine Club, can keep his phone on the table and order more of his succulent favorites.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2011

He’d read all their books dozens of times, even the ones with titles like Diseases of the Porcine Species and Common Grasses of Our Countryside.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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