Found 3 hits - Term: sus scrofa, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hog \hog\ ho^g, n. prob. akin to e. hack to cut, and
meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also w. hwch swine, sow,
armor. houc'h, hoc'h. cf. haggis, hogget, and
hoggerel.
1. zool. a quadruped of the genus sus, and allied genera
of suidae; esp., the domesticated varieties of sus
scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called,
respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker;
specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
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note: the domestic hogs of siam, china, and parts of southern
europe, are thought to have been derived from sus
indicus.
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2. a mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. low.
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3. a young sheep that has not been shorn. eng.
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4. naut. a rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
ship's bottom under water. --totten.
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5. paper manuf. a device for mixing and stirring the pulp
of which paper is made.
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bush hog, ground hog, etc.. see under bush, ground,
etc.
hog caterpillar zool., the larva of the green grapevine
sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three
segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to
make a resemblance to a hog's snout. see hawk moth.
hog cholera, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,
attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance
on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a
scarlet, purple, or black color. it is fatal in from one
to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --law
farmer's veter. adviser.
hog deer zool., the axis deer.
hog gum bot., west indian tree symphonia globulifera,
yielding an aromatic gum.
hog of wool, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep
of the second year.
hog peanut bot., a kind of earth pea.
hog plum bot., a tropical tree, of the genus spondias
spondias lutea, with fruit somewhat resembling plums,
but chiefly eaten by hogs. it is found in the west indies.
hog's bean bot., the plant henbane.
hog's bread.bot. see sow bread.
hog's fennel. bot. see under fennel.
mexican hog zool., the peccary.
water hog. zool. see capybara.
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see also:
haggis hogget hoggerel sus suidae sus scrofa
lard pork sus indicus bush hog ground hog
bush ground hog caterpillar hawk moth hog cholera
hog deer hog gum symphonia globulifera hog of wool hog peanut
hog plum spondias spondias lutea hog's bean hog's bread
sow bread hog's fennel fennel mexican hog water hog
capybara
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wild \wild\, a. compar. wilder; superl. wildest. oe.
wilde, as. wilde; akin to ofries. wilde, d. wild, os. ohg.
wildi, g. wild, sw. dan. vild, icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, goth. wilpeis wild, and g. ohg. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.
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1. living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --shak.
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2. growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
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the woods and desert caves,
with wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--milton.
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3. desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "to
trace the forests wild." --shak.
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4. savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of africa or america.
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5. not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "valor grown wild by pride." --prior. "a
wild, speculative project." --swift.
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what are these
so withered and so wild in their attire ? --shak.
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with mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
wild work in heaven. --milton.
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the wild winds howl. --addison.
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search then the ruling passion, there, alone
the wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--pope.
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6. exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. naut. hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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note: many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. see the phrases below.
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to run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
to sow one's wild oats. see under oat.
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wild allspice. bot., spicewood.
wild balsam apple bot., an american climbing
cucurbitaceous plant echinocystis lobata.
wild basil bot., a fragrant labiate herb calamintha
clinopodium common in europe and america.
wild bean bot., a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of phaseolus and apios.
wild bee zool., any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.
wild bergamot. bot. see under bergamot.
wild boar zool., the european wild hog sus scrofa,
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
wild brier bot., any uncultivated species of brier. see
brier.
wild bugloss bot., an annual rough-leaved plant
lycopsis arvensis with small blue flowers.
wild camomile bot., one or more plants of the composite
genus matricaria, much resembling camomile.
wild cat. zool.
a a european carnivore felis catus somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. it is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
b the common american lynx, or bay lynx.
c naut. a wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --luce.
wild celery. bot. see tape grass, under tape.
wild cherry. bot.
a any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. the wild
red cherry is prunus pennsylvanica. the wild black
cherry is prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
b the fruit of various species of prunus.
wild cinnamon. see the note under canella.
wild comfrey bot., an american plant cynoglossum
virginicum of the borage family. it has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.
wild cumin bot., an annual umbelliferous plant
lagoecia cuminoides native in the countries about
the mediterranean.
wild drake zool. the mallard.
wild elder bot., an american plant aralia hispida of
the ginseng family.
wild fowl zool. any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.
wild goose zool., any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the canada goose branta
canadensis, the european bean goose, and the graylag.
see graylag, and bean goose, under bean.
wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--shak.
wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.
wild hyacinth. bot. see hyacinth, 1
b .
wild irishman bot., a thorny bush discaria toumatou
of the buckthorn family, found in new zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.
wild land.
a land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
b land which is not settled and cultivated.
wild licorice. bot. see under licorice.
wild mammee bot., the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical american tree rheedia lateriflora; -- so
called in the west indies.
wild marjoram bot., a labiate plant origanum vulgare
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
wild oat. bot.
a a tall, oatlike kind of soft grass arrhenatherum
avenaceum.
b see wild oats, under oat.
wild pieplant bot., a species of dock rumex
hymenosepalus found from texas to california. its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.
wild pigeon. zool.
a the rock dove.
b the passenger pigeon.
wild pink bot., an american plant silene
pennsylvanica with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.
wild plantain bot., an arborescent endogenous herb
heliconia bihai, much resembling the banana. its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the west indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.
wild plum. bot.
a any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
b the south african prune. see under prune.
wild rice. bot. see indian rice, under rice.
wild rosemary bot., the evergreen shrub andromeda
polifolia. see marsh rosemary, under rosemary.
wild sage. bot. see sagebrush.
wild sarsaparilla bot., a species of ginseng aralia
nudicaulis bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
wild sensitive plant bot., either one of two annual
leguminous herbs cassia chamaecrista, and cassia
nictitans, in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.
wild service.bot. see sorb.
wild spaniard bot., any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus aciphylla, natives of new zealand.
the leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.
wild turkey. zool. see 2d turkey.
1913 webster
see also:
wilder wildest to run wild to sow one's wild oats oat wild allspice
wild balsam apple echinocystis lobata wild basil calamintha clinopodium wild bean
phaseolus apios wild bee wild bergamot bergamot
wild boar sus scrofa wild brier brier wild bugloss
lycopsis arvensis wild camomile matricaria wild cat felis catus
wild celery tape grass tape wild cherry prunus pennsylvanica
prunus serotina prunus wild cinnamon canella wild comfrey
cynoglossum virginicum wild cumin lagoecia cuminoides wild drake wild elder
aralia hispida wild fowl wild goose branta canadensis graylag
bean goose bean wild goose chase wild honey wild hyacinth
hyacinth wild irishman discaria toumatou wild land wild licorice
licorice wild mammee rheedia lateriflora wild marjoram origanum vulgare
wild oat arrhenatherum avenaceum wild oats wild pieplant rumex hymenosepalus
wild pigeon wild pink silene pennsylvanica wild plantain heliconia bihai
wild plum prune wild rice indian rice rice
wild rosemary andromeda polifolia marsh rosemary rosemary wild sage
sagebrush wild sarsaparilla aralia nudicaulis wild sensitive plant cassia chamaecrista
cassia nictitans wild service sorb wild spaniard aciphylla
wild turkey turkey
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sus scrofa
n 1: old world wild swine having a narrow body and prominent
tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in
united states syn: wild boar, boar
2: domestic swine syn: hog, pig, grunter, squealer
see also:
wild boar boar hog pig grunter squealer
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...Genus: Sus. Species: Sus scrofa. Geographic Range. Of all members of ... Family Suidae Subfamily Suinae Species Sus scrofa previousPageLink(); Sus scrofa. (wild ... ..
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sus_scrofa.html, score=100, date indexed=January 23, 2006, 2:10 pm ITIS Standard Report Page: Sus scrofa
...Species. Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 -- pig, pig (feral), wild boar. . ... Notes:. http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ . . . Reference for:. Sus scrofa ... ..
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http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/sus/s._scrofa$narrative.html, score=61, date indexed=January 14, 2006, 1:51 am Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)
...Sus scrofa Linnaeus. Description. Feral pigs in Texas are descended ... ..
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...Sus scrofa, adulte (à gauche), marcassins (à droite), photos M. Wuidar. ... Sus scrofa, toujours dirigé par une vieille femelle expérimentée. Des ... ..
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...Taxonomic name: Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758). Synonyms: Common names: ... Sus scrofa (mammal). Ecology. Distribution. Management Info. and Links ... ..
http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=73&fr=1&sts=, score=33, date indexed=January 13, 2006, 5:03 pm The feral pig (Sus scrofa) - fact sheet
...The feral pig (. Sus scrofa. ). Department of the Environment and ... Download The feral pig (. Sus scrofa. ) (pig.pdf - 341 KB. ). Top | ... ..
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/pig/index.html, score=32, date indexed=January 14, 2006, 6:28 am Georgia Wildlife Web Site; mammals: Sus scrofa
...... Sus scrofa. Scientific name: The genus Sus is the Latin word for pig. ... The species name scrofa is also Latin, and means "breeding sow.". ... ..
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