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hell pig

hell pig noun: any extinct pig-like mammal of the family †Entelodontidae; an entelodont.

Noun

hell pig (plural hell pigs)

  1. (informal) Any extinct pig-like mammal of the family †Entelodontidae; an entelodont.
    • As if hell pigs were not enough of a blight on the Oligocene landscape, Europe was home to two more groups of pig-like creatures.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 86

Forms of hell pig

pluralhell pigs

Questions about hell pig

What does hell pig mean?
Hell pig means any extinct pig-like mammal of the family †Entelodontidae; an entelodont.
What part of speech is hell pig?
Hell pig is a noun.
What is the plural of hell pig?
The plural of hell pig is hell pigs.

Words near hell pig in the dictionary

  1. hell no
  2. hell of a
  3. hell on earth
  4. hell on wheels
  5. hell or high water
  6. hell pig
  7. hell pigs
  8. hell realm
  9. hell ship
  10. hell ships
  11. hell strip

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