collared peccary

[ kol-erd pek-uh-ree ]

/ ˈkɒl ərd ˈpɛk ə ri /

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noun, plural col·lared pec·ca·ries, (especially collectively) col·lared pec·ca·ry.

a gray and brown peccary (Pecari tajacu), with short, sharp tusks and a conspicuous band of light-colored fur around its neck, living in the desert grassland, woodland, and brush regions from central South America to the southwestern U.S.: the only peccary species found in the U.S., mostly in Arizona and Texas, it enjoys a thriving population and has a conservation status of least concern.

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Also called javelina, musk hog .

Origin of collared peccary

First recorded in 1830–35; collar + -ed² + peccary

Words nearby collared peccary

collar cell, coll' arco, collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret, collarette, collar rot, collat., collate

How to use collared peccary in a sentence

That also appears to explain why Matthew was not collared in the Christopher Newport case.
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The pastel outdoor furnishings look like leftovers from a closed nursery school, while inside collared shirts seem overdressed.
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Collared dresses resembled prep school outfits from centuries past, while velvet dresses screamed royal offspring.
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Resnick would later describe this as a “10-foot tall moment” and add that he would feel even better when the killer was collared.
Baby Hope Killer Confesses After 22 Years|Michael Daly|October 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He wore pressed slacks and a collared shirt, and his hair was cut in a smart fade.
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Pteroglossus torquatus erythrozonus Ridgway: Collared Aracari.
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He was wearing a long collared silk shirt and an expensive cravat and an expensive silk lounging robe.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
My mother collared one of the photos, of course; the other is stuck up on my wall as the chief of our sept.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
After the Leithcourts left it was like pandemonium let loose; the guests collared everything they could lay their hands upon!
The Czar's Spy|William Le Queux
And then the door opened and Griselda came suddenly in, wrapped in a big fur-collared velvet cloak.
Happy House|Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg