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housepig

housepig noun: a pet pig that is usually kept indoors in one's home.

Noun

housepig (plural housepigs)

  1. A pet pig that is usually kept indoors in one's home.
    • Turned out Mr. Punkins took a shine to Marty after all, and now, in addition to having a housecat, Heavenly Hills had a housepig.2017, Paul Griffin, Saving Marty, page 193

Forms of housepig

pluralhousepigs

Origin of housepig

From house + pig, modelled after housecat, etc.

Questions about housepig

What does housepig mean?
Housepig means a pet pig that is usually kept indoors in one's home.
What part of speech is housepig?
Housepig is a noun.
What is the plural of housepig?
The plural of housepig is housepigs.

Words near housepig in the dictionary

  1. housepersons
  2. housepet
  3. housepets
  4. housephone
  5. housephones
  6. housepig
  7. housepigs
  8. houseplant
  9. houseplants
  10. houseplex
  11. housepost

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