SUS SCROFA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Sus scrofa mean?
• SUS SCROFA (noun)
The noun SUS SCROFA has 2 senses:
1. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
2. domestic swine
Familiarity information: SUS SCROFA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUS SCROFA (noun)
Meaning:
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
boar; Sus scrofa; wild boar
Hypernyms ("Sus scrofa" is a kind of...):
swine (stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)
Meronyms (parts of "Sus scrofa"):
tusk (a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog)
Holonyms ("Sus scrofa" is a member of...):
genus Sus; Sus (type genus of the Suidae)
Meaning:
Domestic swine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
pig; grunter; squealer; Sus scrofa; hog
Hypernyms ("Sus scrofa" is a kind of...):
swine (stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)
Meronyms (parts of "Sus scrofa"):
trotter (foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food)
porc; pork (meat from a domestic hog or pig)
Meronyms (substance of "Sus scrofa"):
lard (soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Sus scrofa"):
porker (a pig fattened to provide meat)
Holonyms ("Sus scrofa" is a member of...):
genus Sus; Sus (type genus of the Suidae)
