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PIGLET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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Hypernyms ("piglet" is a kind of...):
young mammal (any immature mammal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "piglet"):
sucking pig (an unweaned piglet)
Holonyms ("piglet" is a member of...):
genus Sus; Sus (type genus of the Suidae)
Derivation:
pig (domestic swine)