a. [ L. sorricinus, fr. sorex a shrew. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricidae); like a shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga soricina). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. porcinus, from porcus a swine. See Pork. ] Of or pertaining to swine; characteristic of the hog. “Porcine cheeks.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]