peccary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
peccary (plural peccaries)
- Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs and hippos.
Synonyms[edit]
- javelina (Southwest US, from Mexican Spanish 'jabalina')
Derived terms[edit]
- Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
- collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)
- white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari)
- giant peccary (Pecari maximus)