The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

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.