collared peccary

American  

[kol-erd pek-uh-ree] / ˈkɒl ərd ˈpɛk ə ri /

noun

plural

collared peccaries,

plural

collared peccary

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of collared peccary

First recorded in 1830–35; collar ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) + peccary ( def. )

Example Sentences

The white-lipped kind is much the larger—frequently weighing one hundred pounds—while a full-grown individual of the collared peccary does not exceed in weight over fifty pounds.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William

However, no tapir was found; Kermit killed a collared peccary, and I shot a capybara representing a color-phase the naturalists wished.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore

This reminds me that the collared peccary has been credited with a degree of courage that has been much exaggerated.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by Hornaday, William Temple

This was an animal akin to our collared peccary, smaller and less fierce than its white-jawed kinsfolk.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore

The collared peccary also trusts to its truculence, but seeks refuge in a hole where it can face any opponent with its formidable biting apparatus.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore