Meaning of suine | Babel Free
Definitions
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(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. countable, uncountable
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(loosely) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the suborder Suina. countable, uncountable
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A buttery substitute usually made of suet or lard. rare, uncountable
Equivalents
Italiano
suine
Examples
“Primitive suines appeared in the Eocene.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.