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• Pig Frog — Taxobox name = Pig Frog image width = 240px status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Ranidae genus = Rana species = R. grylio binomial = Rana grylio binomial… …   Wikipedia

• Pig-footed Bandicoot — Pig footed Bandicoot[1] Taxidermied specimen at Melbourne Museum Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• PIG — (Heb. חֲזִיר, ḥazir). Included in the Pentateuch among the unclean animals prohibited as food is the pig which, although cloven footed, is a nonruminant (Lev. 11:7; Deut. 16:8). It is the sole unclean animal mentioned as possessing these… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• pig — [pig] n. pl. pigs or pig [ME pigge, orig., young pig (replacing OE swin) < OE * picga, as in picgbread, mast, pig s food] 1. any swine, esp. the unweaned young of the thick bodied domesticated species (Sus scrofa): see HOG (sense 1) 2. meat… …   English World dictionary

• Pig show — Pig show, a judged event or display where pigs compete to win various titles in each category. Pigs are scored on their market quality which includes muscle, fat, and body structure along with qualities they must possess for their specific breed …   Wikipedia

• PIG (musical project) — PIG Origin London, England Genres Industrial rock Years active 1988–present Labels Metropolis, Wax Trax!, TVT, N …   Wikipedia

• pig — (n.) probably from O.E. *picg, found in compounds, ultimate origin unknown. Originally young pig (the word for adults was swine). Another Old English word for pig was fearh, related to furh furrow, from PIE *perk dig, furrow (Cf. L. porc us pig,… …   Etymology dictionary

• Pig-headed — Pig head ed, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. {Pig head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pig-headedness — Pig headed Pig head ed, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. {Pig head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pig´gish|ness — pig|gish «PIHG ihsh», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or like a pig. 2. Figurative. very selfish; greedy. 3. Figurative. dirty; filthy. –pig´gish|ly, adverb. –pig´gish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary