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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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How to use collared peccary in a sentence
The other species is also found in South America, and is distinguished as the “vaquira de collar” (collared peccary).
The Hunters' Feast|Mayne ReidThe Collared Peccary is of small stature: not larger than a half-grown Berkshire pig.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found|Mayne ReidJust back of the neck a whitish band crosses the shoulders, and this is why he is called the Collared Peccary.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess