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What do you call a group of pig?

A drift, drove, litter (young), sounder (of swine), team, passel (of hogs), singular (refers to a group of boars)


What is a group of javelinas called?

A female Javelina is usually just called a female, but any female swine can be called a sow.


Is a group of pigs called a skulk?

No, a group of pigs is called a 'drift' or a 'drove'.Other names for groups of pigs:More than one pig can be called swine because the word swine can be both the singular or plural form of that alternate word for pig or pigs as in: "How many swine do you have in your herd?"There are other collective nouns used for groups of these types of animals like the above example of a "herd of swine". Such as:The collective name for a group of,Swine - can be either 'drift', 'doylt', or 'trip' - e.g., "A drift of swine",Boars (male pigs) - is also 'herd' - e.g., "A herd of boars",Wild boars - is a 'sounder' - e.g., "A sounder of wild boars",Pigs - is 'drove' or also 'drift' - e.g., "A drove of pigs",Hogs - is 'parcel' - e.g., "A parcel of hogs".


Can a group of pigs be called a swine?

More than one pig can be called swine because the word swine can be both the singular or plural form of the alternate word for pig or pigs. However, you would not call many pigs "aswine", you would say just "swine", as in: "How many swine do you have in your herd?"There are other collective nouns used for groups of animals like the above example of a "herd of swine". Such as:The collective name for a group of,Swine - can be either 'drift', 'doylt', or 'trip' - e.g., "A drift of swine",Boars (male pigs) - is also 'herd' - e.g., "A herd of boars",Wild boars - is a 'sounder' - e.g., "A sounder of wild boars",Pigs - is 'drove' or also 'drift' - e.g., "A drove of pigs",Hogs - is 'parcel' - e.g., "A parcel of hogs".


What is a castrated male swine called?

A castrated male swine is called a barrow.

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Group of swine?

They can either be called a drift, herd, or sounder. If the group is being moved they are called a drove.


What do you call a group of pig?

A drift, drove, litter (young), sounder (of swine), team, passel (of hogs), singular (refers to a group of boars)


What is a young swine called?

Young swine are called piglets.


What is a swine offspring called?

A swine offspring is called a piglet.


What does one call a group of swine herd flock or what?

In Mark5:9 the Bible calls a group of swine a herd.


What is a group of javelinas called?

A female Javelina is usually just called a female, but any female swine can be called a sow.


Is a group of pigs called a skulk?

No, a group of pigs is called a 'drift' or a 'drove'.Other names for groups of pigs:More than one pig can be called swine because the word swine can be both the singular or plural form of that alternate word for pig or pigs as in: "How many swine do you have in your herd?"There are other collective nouns used for groups of these types of animals like the above example of a "herd of swine". Such as:The collective name for a group of,Swine - can be either 'drift', 'doylt', or 'trip' - e.g., "A drift of swine",Boars (male pigs) - is also 'herd' - e.g., "A herd of boars",Wild boars - is a 'sounder' - e.g., "A sounder of wild boars",Pigs - is 'drove' or also 'drift' - e.g., "A drove of pigs",Hogs - is 'parcel' - e.g., "A parcel of hogs".


Can a group of pigs be called a swine?

More than one pig can be called swine because the word swine can be both the singular or plural form of the alternate word for pig or pigs. However, you would not call many pigs "aswine", you would say just "swine", as in: "How many swine do you have in your herd?"There are other collective nouns used for groups of animals like the above example of a "herd of swine". Such as:The collective name for a group of,Swine - can be either 'drift', 'doylt', or 'trip' - e.g., "A drift of swine",Boars (male pigs) - is also 'herd' - e.g., "A herd of boars",Wild boars - is a 'sounder' - e.g., "A sounder of wild boars",Pigs - is 'drove' or also 'drift' - e.g., "A drove of pigs",Hogs - is 'parcel' - e.g., "A parcel of hogs".


What is a swine baby called?

A very young pig is a piglet, an older weanling pig is a shoat. Pigs are the same thing as hogs. A group of pigs is called swine. A mature female pig is a sow, a mature male pig is a boar unless castrated, then they are called barrow.


What is a castrated male swine called?

A castrated male swine is called a barrow.


What is a swine male?

Male pigs (hogs, swine) are called boars.


What is the plural of swines?

The word swine is already the plural form of the noun. A group of pigs/hogs are called swine. Sentence example: The farmer raised many pigs at his hog farm, giving the best care possible to his swine.