- from
earlier Afrikaans erdvark. It
means "earth
pig" or "
ground pig" (aarde: 'earth', vark: '
pig,
young pig'),
because of its
burrowing habits. The name...
-
pig (Sus domesticus), also
called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed,
hoofed mammal. It is
named the
domestic pig when...
-
Common names for the
groundhog include chuck, wood-shock, groundpig, whistle-
pig, whistler,
thickwood badger,
Canada marmot, monax, moonack, weenusk, red...
- (Sus scrofa), also
known as the wild swine,
common wild
pig,
Eurasian wild
pig, or
simply wild
pig, is a suid
native to much of
Eurasia and
North Africa...
- A
feral pig is a
domestic pig which has gone feral,
meaning it
lives in the wild. The term
feral pig has also been
applied to wild boars,
which can interbreed...
-
pipeline transportation,
pigging is the
practice of
using pipeline inspection gauges or gadgets,
devices generally referred to as
pigs or s****ers, to perform...
- of Washington). The
Pig War, so
called because it was
triggered by the
shooting of a
pig, is also
called the
Pig Episode, the
Pig and
Potato War, the...
- for the Lon I (Vietnamese: Lợn Ỉ) or I
pig, an
endangered traditional Vietnamese breed of
small domestic pig. The I is
uniformly black and has short...
-
Pig slaughter is the work of
slaughtering domestic pigs to
obtain pig meat (pork). It
regularly happens as part of
traditional and
intensive pig farming...
- A
pig roast or hog
roast is an
event or
gathering which involves the
barbecuing of a
whole pig.
Pig roasts,
under a
variety of names, are a
common traditional...
