Nearby words
collarbone, collard, collards, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret, collarette, collarless, collat., collate
Also called javelina.
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012