Pig

:This article is about the broader pig genus. For the most familiar species, see Domestic pig. {{otheruses}}

Pig vocabulary

Several different words in English identify different types of pigs:

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• Boar - Adult male pig
• Sow - Adult female pig
• Piglet or farrow - Juvenile pig
• Shoat - Young pig between 100 to 180 lb (50 to 90 kg)
• Gilt - Immature female pig
• Barrow - Castrated male pig
• Hog - Synonym for "pig" in the United States; in its original sense it means a castrated boar.
• Swine - Synonym for "pigs" (plural)