Suina

plural noun

Su·​ina

süˈīnə,

-ˈēnə

: a division of Artiodactyla (suborder Suiformes) that comprises the swine, peccaries, and closely related extinct forms and is occasionally enlarged so that it becomes almost exactly coextensive with Suiformes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin sus swine, hog + New Latin -ina

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