potbellied pig
noun
: any of a breed of small pigs originating in southeastern Asia and having a straight tail, potbelly, swayback, and black, white, or black and white coat
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Could someone, ideally someone with a spare trailer, help evacuate her roughly 300-pound potbellied pig?
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Among the shelter's residents is Cucumber, a potbellied pig living in a converted dog play yard area.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
Common pig breeds that fall under the miniature pig umbrella include potbellied pigs, Juliana pigs and Kune Kune pigs.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
Their pet turkey Karen, one of the potbellied pigs, and one of the dogs wandered into the workspace during the process and stepped on tiles.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2024
The sellers had 16 horses, 25 chickens, three goats, a huge potbellied pig and a Russian boar named Kevin.
—Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Inside the trailer, special dividers kept the bears — Suzie and Sally — a safe distance from their fellow passengers: two miniature horses, a llama-alpaca hybrid, two emus, two ducks, two coatimundis and Snorkel, the potbellied pig.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
Try finding a new home for four alligators, three pythons, two Asiatic black bears, two tigers and a lion, plus a pair of miniature horses, 11 peafowl, a raccoon, a jittery squirrel monkey and a 150-pound potbellied pig named Snorkel.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
The potbellied pig population first became a nuisance in 2016, the department said.
—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Among the shelter's residents is Cucumber, a potbellied pig living in a converted dog play yard area.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
Common pig breeds that fall under the miniature pig umbrella include potbellied pigs, Juliana pigs and Kune Kune pigs.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
Their pet turkey Karen, one of the potbellied pigs, and one of the dogs wandered into the workspace during the process and stepped on tiles.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2024
The sellers had 16 horses, 25 chickens, three goats, a huge potbellied pig and a Russian boar named Kevin.
—Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Inside the trailer, special dividers kept the bears — Suzie and Sally — a safe distance from their fellow passengers: two miniature horses, a llama-alpaca hybrid, two emus, two ducks, two coatimundis and Snorkel, the potbellied pig.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
Try finding a new home for four alligators, three pythons, two Asiatic black bears, two tigers and a lion, plus a pair of miniature horses, 11 peafowl, a raccoon, a jittery squirrel monkey and a 150-pound potbellied pig named Snorkel.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
The potbellied pig population first became a nuisance in 2016, the department said.
—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
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