KIN104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Online Etymology Dictionary, Canine Tooth, Babirusa
23 May 2020
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A pig is any of the animals in the genus sus, within the even-toed ungulate family suidae. Pigs include domestic pigs and their ancestor, the common eurasian wild boar, along with other species. Related creatures outside the genus include the peccary, the babirusa, and the warthog. Pigs, like all suids, are native to the eurasian and african continents. With around 1 billion individuals alive at any time, the domestic pig is among the most populous large mammals in the world. Pigs are omnivores and can consume a wide range of food. Pigs are biologically similar to humans and are thus frequently used for human medical research. The online etymology dictionary provides anecdotal evidence as well as linguistic, saying that the term derives probably from old english picg, found in compounds, ultimate origin unknown. Apparently related to low german bigge, dutch big . Another old english word for "pig" was fearh, related to furh "furrow," from pie perk- "dig, furrow" .
