Mini-Unit On Pigs

"Pig"tionary Words

mammal: a class of warm-blooded animals that nurse their

young, have hair on their skin, and have a backbone

pig: a domestic swine of any age

hog: another name for a pig

pork: the meat of pigs

root: to dig in and turn up the ground by using the nose or sprout

snout: the nose, especially of the pig

sow: a mother pig

pork producer: someone who raises pigs

crayons: a by-product of pigs that we use to color pictures

farrow: to give birth

gilt: another name for a young female pig

boar: a male breeding pig

litter: a group of piglets born at the same time

piglet: a baby pig

pigsty: a messy room

sausage: a popular food made from pork


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