Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Swine \Swine\, n.sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to
   OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel.
   sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a
   diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical
   species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat,
   which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is
   specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young,
   pig. See {Hog}. ``A great herd of swine.'' --Mark v. 11.

   {Swine grass} (Bot.), knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}); --
      so called because eaten by swine.

   {Swine oat} (Bot.), a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.
      

   {Swine's cress} (Bot.), a species of cress of the genus
      {Senebiera} ({S. Coronopus}).

   {Swine's head}, a dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   {Swine thistle} (Bot.), the sow thistle.

Source : WordNet®

swine
     n : stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals