suidian
suidian noun: synonym of suid.
Noun
suidian (plural suidians)
- Synonym of suid.
- If [Georges] Cuvier’s orders are placed in one, then the herbivora will contain the suborders proboscidians (elephants), tapiridians, having long noses, but not prehensile or only very slightly so, as in the rhinoceros and tapir; the suidians, having long but not at all prehensile snouts, as the...1880, “Herbivora”, in Library of Universal Knowledge. A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and London Edition of Chambers’s Encyclopædia, with Copious Additions by American Editors. […], volume...
- Abundant remains of continental vertebrates, such as elephants, rhinoceros, hippopotami and suidians (Pleistocene).1982, [Paolo Arduini], [Giorgio Teruzzi], “The Past in the Earth”, in Prehistoric Atlas: An Illustrated Guide to the Origins of Life on Earth, Enderby, Leics.: Blitz Editions, published June 1994...
- Synonyms:
- suid
Adjective
suidian (comparative more suidian, superlative most suidian)
- Synonym of suid.
- The melon would strike the porker in the ribs or on the head, producing various suidian squeals of pain and frustration.1948, J[ames] C[alvin] Oslin, Benbenjrox, San Antonio, Tex.: The Naylor Company, →OCLC, page 95
- In a suidian incarnation (S[ans]k[rit] Varāha), Viṣnu rushes to rescue the earth from demons (Varāha Purāna I, 114.5-13; cf. Yt. 10.70 where a sharp-tusked Vereθragna rushes before Mithra too).1999, B[urzine] W[aghmar], “New publications on Iran: The Personalities of Mithra in Archaeology and Literature”, in Circle of Inner Asian Art Newsletter, number 10, London: Circle of Inner Asian...
- Synonyms:
- suid
Synonyms of suidian
Forms of suidian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | suidians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more suidian |
| superlative | most suidian |
Origin of suidian
From Latin sūs (“pig”) + -idian.
Questions about suidian
- What does suidian mean?
- Suidian means synonym of suid.
- What part of speech is suidian?
- Suidian can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of suidian?
- The plural of suidian is suidians.
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