pig-like animals
nounUK /pɪɡ laɪk ˈænɪməlz/
US /pɪɡ laɪk ˈænɪməlz/
Animals that look or act a lot like pigs.
The peccary and the warthog are pig-like animals.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Animals that share features such as a snout, stout body, or rooting behavior with pigs.
Tapirs are sometimes described as pig-like animals because of their flexible snouts.
3. A casual way to describe animals that resemble pigs in shape or habit.
The children called the muddy capybaras pig-like animals.
4. A group term for mammals that are related to or resemble members of the pig family.
Biologists studied the pig-like animals of the forest, including peccaries.