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suines

suines is the plural of suine.

Meaning of suine

Noun

suine (countable and uncountable, plural suines)

  1. (strictly) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the taxonomic subfamily Suinae, which is comprised of modern pigs (genus Sus) and their close relatives, both living and extinct.
    • Primitive suines appeared in the Eocene.1983, The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, volume 7, page 574
  2. (loosely) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the suborder Suina.
  3. (rare, uncountable) A buttery substitute usually made of suet or lard.

Questions about suines

What is suines the plural of?
Suines is the plural of suine.

Words near suines in the dictionary

  1. suimate
  2. suimates
  3. suimono
  4. Suina
  5. suine
  6. suines
  7. suing
  8. suing one's livery
  9. suing out
  10. suingly
  11. suings

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