pig
Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
Example
“The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed everything from carrots to cabbage.”
Other meanings
A young swine, a piglet contrasted with a hog, an adult swine.
The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
“Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "pigge" (pig, piglet).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pig” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.