noun

porca

gen. porcae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

a female swine; a sow; a male swine poetic •

a female swine, a sow, Cato, R. R. 134; Pall. 3, 26.— By poet. license for a male swine, a boar, Verg. A. 8, 641 Serv.; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 19: tenera, Juv. 2, 86.

Perseus ID: n37080 Key: porca1