peccary
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
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)