peccary

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English

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Collared peccary, Pecari tajacu
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Etymology

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From Kari'na pakira (collared peccary), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.

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Noun

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peccary (plural peccaries)

  1. Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs and hippos.
    • 2023 March 1, “Amazon jungle: Man survives 31 days by eating worms”, in BBC News[1]:
      He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal.

Synonyms

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  • javelina (Southwest US, from Mexican Spanish 'jabalina')

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