A Boy and his Pig
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382542)
Rockingham, Australia
January 9, 2017 5:10pm CST
Following on my last pig post, here is a very ancient photograph of a very large pig and a very grumpy little boy. I am always a bit surprised at how big pigs can grow.
Wikepedia tells me the world record for a pig in terms of weight is 2,552 pounds or 1,157kg. Big Bill was a Poland China pig owned by Elias Buford Butler of Jackson, Tennessee.
A descriptor for 'pig-like' is porcine. And because I like to give a bit of value in my posts, here are some other descriptors most of which I'm sure you'll know: feline (cats), canine (dogs), asinine (donkeys), equine (horses), bovine (cattle), ovine (sheep), vulpine (foxes), lupine (wolves), aquiline (eagle) and cervine (deer).
Some wag on one website suggested whine (women) but of course, that's totally ridiculous, even if it is a little bit funny. 
Do you know any other descriptors of this type?
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21 responses
@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan 17
He looks so cross doesn't he? I wonder why he looks so savage.
@toniganzon (77310)
• Philippines
9 Jan 17
I know most of those you have mentioned except for whine.
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@xstitcher (39068)
• Petaluma, California
9 Jan 17
Most of those "ines" I knew, but neat to learn the others.
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan 17
I had the deer one wrong but I've fixed it now. It should be 'cervine'.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jan 17
That pig is the size of small pony!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
10 Jan 17
they both look grumpy! ahahahha
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Jan 17
@JudyEv the kid would be easier, being smaller, lol
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 17
@Jessicalynnt That's true. The pig would weigh far, far more - and would be harder to get a grip on.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
10 Jan 17
@JudyEv - Wow! That was an amazing pig. The boy looks tiny next to it! I can't believe it has a saddle on its back.
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane I wonder how they reach the girth to pull it through and do it up!
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Jan 17
The look on that kid's face is hilarious!
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@Clairelouiser (683)
• United Kingdom
11 Jan 17
Can't say that I do, I think that's the lot I know, but darn that is one big ol piggy!
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@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
10 Jan 17
All the terms described come from the Latin, and what we use in Italy are very similar (felini for cats, asini for donkey, bovini for cattle, lupi for wolves, ovini not only for sheep but also goats and antelope and cervi for deer) that is very easy for us Italians to know and understand.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
10 Jan 17
I know them all by cat,dog,donkey,horse,cattle,sheep,foxes,wolves,eagle, and deer... I did good
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan 17
Well done you. We don't need the others too often.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
10 Jan 17
That is one big pig or one tiny little boy. As for the Whine that is pretty funny, and I have to say I am pretty good at the whine lol.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
10 Jan 17
Not really- but noticed that 'asinine' a term for stupid or ludicrous ventures or whatever probably originated from these terms- very informative.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Jan 17
@JudyEv Yes, and I certainly don't want to start a list here! LOL! 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
10 Jan 17
Wow those are some great descriptors. Awesome pic, but the boy looks so upset
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan 17
He looks as dis-grunt-led as the pig, doesn't he?
