Suiformes

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The term "Suiformes" refers to a suborder of mammals within the Artiodactyla order. This classification, used in some systems, includes nonruminant mammals such as swine, peccaries, and hippopotamuses, as well as extinct related species. The adjective "suiform" describes something that belongs to or is related to the Suiformes. The etymology of "Suiformes" comes from the Latin word for "swine".12

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Members of the suborder Suiformes have the full complement of incisors and canines, except for peccaries, which lack the lateral pair of upper incisors. Hippopotamuses have continuously growing incisors and canines, the lower canines being very large.
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Members of the suborder Suiformes have the full complement of incisors and canines, except for peccaries, which lack the lateral pair of upper incisors. Hippopotamuses have continuously growing incisors and canines, the lower canines being very large.
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