'Sus Indicus' definitions:

Definition of 'Sus Indicus'

From: GCIDE
  • Hog \Hog\ (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. Haggis, Hogget, and Hoggerel.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suid[ae]; esp., the domesticated varieties of {Sus scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus Indicus}. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made. [1913 Webster]
  • Bush hog, Ground hog, etc.. See under Bush, Ground, etc.
  • Hog caterpillar (Zool.), the larva of the green grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See Hawk moth.
  • Hog cholera, an epidemic contagious fever of swine, attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)
  • Hog deer (Zool.), the axis deer.
  • Hog gum (Bot.), West Indian tree (Symphonia globulifera), yielding an aromatic gum.
  • Hog of wool, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year.
  • Hog peanut (Bot.), a kind of earth pea.
  • Hog plum (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus Spondias (Spondias lutea), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.
  • Hog's bean (Bot.), the plant henbane.
  • Hog's bread.(Bot.) See Sow bread.
  • Hog's fennel. (Bot.) See under Fennel.
  • Mexican hog (Zool.), the peccary.
  • Water hog. (Zool.) See Capybara. [1913 Webster]