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Meaning of suine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. (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
  2. (loosely) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the suborder Suina.
    countable, uncountable
  3. 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.

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