Pig (disambiguation)
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Pig
s are animals of the genus Sus
Pig may also refer to:
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
s are animals of the genus Sus
Pig may also refer to:
Animals
- Domestic pigDomestic pigThe domestic pig is a domesticated animal that traces its ancestry to the wild boar, and is considered a subspecies of the wild boar or a distinct species in its own right. It is likely the wild boar was domesticated as early as 13,000 BC in the Tigris River basin...
, Sus scrofa domestica or Sus domestica- Wild Pig, or Eurasian Wild Boar, Sus scrofa, the species from which the domestic pig was bred
- SusPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
, a genus within the pig family, including Sus scrofa and closely related southeast Asian species- SuinaeSuinaeSuinae is a subfamily of mammals that includes at least some of the living members of the family Suidae and their closest relatives—the domestic pig and related species, such as babirusas. Several extinct species within Suidae are classified in subfamilies other than Suinae...
, the pig subfamily, including Sus and other genera from Africa and southeast Asia- SuidaeSuidaeSuidae is the biological family to which pigs belong. In addition to numerous fossil species, up to sixteen extant species are currently recognized, classified into between four and eight genera...
, the pig family, including Suinae and other extinct Old World subfamilies- SuinaSuinaThe suborder Suina are lineage of mammals that today includes the families Suidae and Tayassuidae and their fossil kin.- Classification :The suborder Suina includes Suidae and Tayassuidae...
, a suborder of mammals including Suidae, and the Tayssuidae (peccaries or "New World pigs")
- Suina
- Suidae
- Suinae
- Sus
- Wild Pig, or Eurasian Wild Boar, Sus scrofa, the species from which the domestic pig was bred
- Hell pigs or terminator pigs, the Entelodonts, a family of extinct mammals
- PorkPorkPork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig , which is eaten in many countries. It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC....
, the meat of a domestic pig - Feral pig, domestic pig living in the wild
- Guinea pigGuinea pigThe guinea pig , also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea...
, a domestic species of rodent that is popular as a pet
Film
- Daddy's Deadly DarlingDaddy's Deadly DarlingDaddy's Deadly Darling is a 1972 horror film directed by Marc Lawrence and currently distributed by Troma Entertainment....
or Pigs, a 1972 horror film - Psy (film)Psy (film)Psy , known in English as Pigs, is a Polish crime thriller directed by Wladyslaw Pasikowski. The film was released on November 20, 1992.-Plot:Poland, right after fall of communism, early 90s...
or Pigs, a 1992 film by Wladyslaw Pasikowski - Pig (1998 film), a 1998 film written by and starring Rozz Williams
- Pigs (film)Pigs (film)Pigs is a 2007 Canadian teen comedy directed by Karl DiPelino. The title refers to the slang meaning of the word pig, an egoist; someone who disregards others' feelings and acts out of self-interest.-Plot:...
, a 2007 film by Karl DiPelino - Pig (2010 film)Pig (2010 film)Pig is the 2010 horror film directed by Adam Mason starring Molly Black, Guy Burnet and Andrew Howard.-Synopsis:A deranged psychotic spends his summer day deciding how to deal with the three captives he has chained up on his land...
, a horror film by by Adam Mason - Pig (2011 film), a film written by Henry Barrial
Music
- Pigs (b.l.o.w. album), 1996
- Pigs (Asphalt Ballet album)Pigs (Asphalt Ballet album)-Personnel:*Tommy Dean - Vocals*Terry Phillips - Bass*Julius Ulrich - Guitar*Danny Clarke - Guitar*Mikki Kiner - Drums...
, 1993 - PIG (musical project), musical project by Raymond Watts
- "Pig" (song)Pig (song)"Pig" is a Dave Matthews Band song from the album Before These Crowded Streets. The song evolved from an earlier tune entitled "Don't Burn the Pig", which was written about a television program Dave Matthews viewed in England where pigs were burned to test their reaction to pain...
, a 1998 song by the Dave Matthews Band - "Pigs (Three Different Ones)Pigs (Three Different Ones)"Pigs " is a song from Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals. In the album's three parts, "Dogs", "Pigs", and "Sheep", pigs represent the people whom Roger Waters considers to be at the top of the social ladder, the ones with wealth and power; they also manipulate the rest of society and encourage them...
", a 1977 song by Pink Floyd - "Pig", a bonus song from WeezerWeezer (2008 album)Weezer, also known as "The Red Album", is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band Weezer, released on June 3, 2008. Rick Rubin and Jacknife Lee both helped to produce the album...
Deluxe Edition - "Pigs", a song by Eyehategod from In the Name of SufferingIn the Name of SufferingIn the Name of Suffering is Sludge metal band Eyehategod's debut album, released on December 1, 1992. The album was originally released on French label Intellectual Convulsion, but only 1500-2000 copies were pressed of this release before the label disappeared. They were then picked up by Century...
- "PIG", an early demo version of "Mr. Jack" by System of a DownSystem of a DownSystem of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
- "Pigs", a track on Cypress HillCypress Hill (album)Steve Huey of Allmusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop."In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums...
, Cypress Hill's first album
Games
- Pig (dice)Pig (dice)Pig is a simple folk jeopardy dice game first described in print by John Scarne in 1945. As with many games of folk origin, Pig is played with many rule variations. Commercial variants of Pig include Pass the Pigs, Pig Dice, and Skunk...
, a dice game - Pig, a variation of the card game Spoons
- P-I-G, a variation of the basketball game H-O-R-S-E
Science and technology
- PIGS (genetics)PIGS (genetics)GPI transamidase component PIG-S is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PIGS gene.-Further reading:...
, a human gene - Humber PigHumber PigThe Humber Pig was a lightly-armoured truck used by the British Army from the 1950s until the 1990s. The Pig was also used by the Royal Ulster Constabulary for a short period during the late 1960s and early 1970s, who painted their Pigs in Admiralty Grey, rather than the standard Army Deep Bronze...
, a British military vehicle - Pig (pipeline inspection gauge), used in piggingPiggingPigging in the context of pipelines refers to the practice of using pipeline inspection gauges or 'pigs' to perform various maintenance operations on a pipeline. This is done without stopping the flow of the product in the pipeline....
, a form of pipeline maintenance - Pig (programming language)Pig (programming language)Pigis a high-level platform for creating MapReduce programs used with Hadoop. The language for this platform is called Pig Latin. Pig Latin abstracts the programming from the Java MapReduce idiom into a notation which makes MapReduce programming high level, similar to that of SQL for RDBMS...
, a MapReduce programming language used on Hadoop - Distillation pig a piece of glassware that allows fractions to be collected without breaking vacuum
Other uses
- Pig, KentuckyPig, KentuckyPig is an unincorporated community in southern Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. Pig is generally referred to as the area near KY 422, strecthing from the road's southern end at US 31-W, north along KY 259 towards Rhoda and KY 70 towards Brownsville...
- "Pig" (short story)Pig (short story)"Pig" is a macabre short story by Roald Dahl that was published in Dahl's 1960 collection Kiss Kiss. The world it presents is one that is cruel and violent...
, by Roald Dahl - Pig (zodiac)Pig (zodiac)The Pig , is the last of the 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Pig is associated with the earthly branch Hai .In Chinese culture, the pig is associated with fertility and virility...
, a sign of the Chinese zodiac - PIGS (economics)PIGS (economics)PIGS is an acronym used to refer to the economies of Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. Originally, the term was used to group these economies as being similar economic environments. Since the European sovereign debt crisis, with the addition of Ireland, the term is used to group European...
, acronym for the economies of Portugal, Ireland (originally Italy), Greece, and Spain, used by bond analysts - PIG (elections)PIG (elections)PIG is an electoral technique commonly employed in the United Kingdom, consisting of three steps:*Persuade — in which the organisation concerned convinces the public to support them—usually a political party attempting to solicit votes....
, a campaign strategy - Partido da Imprensa GolpistaPartido da Imprensa GolpistaPartido da Imprensa Golpista is a term which became widely used among left-wing Brazilian websurfers since 2007 to characterize the attitude of the Brazilian mass media towards President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the 2006 presidential election. The term was popularized by journalist Paulo...
, or PiG, a pejorative term for a segment of the Brazilian media - Pine Island GlacierPine Island Glacier- Ice sheet drainage :The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest mass of ice on earth, containing a volume of water equivalent to of global sea level. The ice sheet forms from snow which falls onto the continent and compacts under its own weight. The ice then moves under its own weight toward the...
, or PIG, a glacier of Antarctica - The Pisabo language in ISO 639-3 code, pig
- Pig, a slang term for police officers
See also
- Piggy (disambiguation)
- Piglet (disambiguation)
- Swine (disambiguation)Swine (disambiguation)Swine usually refers to a domestic pigSwine may also refer to:-Animal:*Domestic Pigs; known to experts as the species Sus domesticus or or the subspecies Sus scrofa domesticus...
- Hog (disambiguation)
- Cultural references to pigsCultural references to pigsPigs have inspired many idioms, and are frequently referenced in culture. They have become synonymous with several negative attributes, especially greed, gluttony, and uncleanliness, and these ascribed attributes have often led to critical comparisons between pigs and humans.-In religion:*In Nordic...
- List of fictional pigs
- List of domestic pig breeds