collared peccary

American  

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

noun

collared peccaries, plural collared peccary plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• collared peccaries
  plural
• collared peccary
  plural

Etymology

Origin of collared peccary

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

Example Sentences

As many as a hundred of the collared peccary have been observed in one “gang,” and no doubt had there been more of them in the neighbourhood, the flock would have been still larger.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne

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

The collared peccary is a timid, inoffensive animal about three feet long, and distinguished by white bands which traverse the shoulders and meet at the neck.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

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

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