generic term, usually applied to immature swine
A slang for Rook. ¿Pigs on the seventhî is a common term for rooks doubled on the seventh rank. Also known as ¿Hogs on the seventh.
Term usually applied to young, immature swine.
a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
A small swine, weighing less than 250 pounds.
Name applied to domesticated swine of all ages and sizes in most countries of the world except the United States, where "pig" commonly means younger animals (typically those weighing less than 100 pounds) while "hog" refers to all larger animals.
To dream of a fat, healthy pig, denotes reasonable success in affairs. If they are wallowing in mire, you will have hurtful associates, and your engagements will be subject to reproach. This dream will bring to a young woman a jealous and greedy companion though the chances are that he will be wealthy. See Hog.
Committee for the Standardized Karyotype of the Domestic Pig. Standard karyotype of the domestic pig. Hereditas. 1988;109(2):151-157. Lopez-Corrales NL, Beattie CW, Rohrer GA. Cytogenetic assignment of 53 microsatellites from the USDA-MARC porcine genetic map. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1999;84(1-2):140-144.
Pig is a character in the comic strip, Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis