The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

3 by Mrs. Beeton, Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865

Chapter 791: 767. THUS THE PIG TRIBE, though not a ruminating mammal, as might be

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Chapter 791: 767. THUS THE PIG TRIBE, though not a ruminating mammal, as might be

inferred from the number of its molar teeth, is yet a link between the _herbivorous_ and the _carnivorous_ tribes, and is consequently what is known as an _omnivorous_ quadruped; or, in other words, capable of converting any kind of aliment into nutriment.
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