collared peccary

noun

See under peccary.

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Also called javelina.

Words nearby collared peccary

collar-button abscess, collarbone, collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret, collarette, collat., collate, collateral

Definition for collared peccary (2 of 2)

peccary
[ pek-uh-ree ]
/ ˈpɛk ə ri /

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

any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina), having a dark gray coat with a white collar.

Origin of peccary

Borrowed into English from Carib around 1605–15
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British Dictionary definitions for collared peccary

peccary
/ (ˈpɛkərɪ) /

noun plural -ries or -ry

either of two piglike artiodactyl mammals, Tayassu tajacu (collared peccary) or T. albirostris (white-lipped peccary) of forests of southern North America, Central and South America: family Tayassuidae

Word Origin for peccary

C17: from Carib
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