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| Aeaean Circe |
in Greek mythology, the enchantress Circe, who has the power to turn sailors into swine, as described by an epithet referring to her island home, Aeaea. |
| boar |
a wild swine originally of Eurasia; wild boar. [1/3 definitions] |
| Circe |
in Greek mythology, an enchantress who turns sailors into swine. |
| hog |
a domestic pig or swine, esp. one that weighs over 120 pounds, raised for meat. [1/4 definitions] |
| hog cholera |
a contagious and usu. fatal viral infection that affects swine with fever, sluggishness, and other disorders. |
| pig |
any of a number of omnivorous cloven-hoofed mammals with broad snouts; swine; hog. [1/3 definitions] |
| porcine |
of, pertaining to, or like swine or pigs. |
| rout2 |
to root about with the snout, as swine. [2/5 definitions] |
| sty1 |
a pen for swine; pigpen. [1/2 definitions] |
| swinish |
like, characteristic of, or resembling a swine; beastly; piggish. |
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