javelina
Americannoun
PLURAL
javelinasPLURAL
javelinaEtymology
Origin of javelina
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; from Latin American Spanish jabalina, from Spanish: feminine of jabalín “wild boar,” dialectal variant of jabalí, from Arabic (khinzīr) jabalī “mountain (boar)”
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There’s a chapter called “Javelina Sunset,” which is about javelinas coming into the park looking for food.
From Los Angeles Times
On Dec. 11, video recorders captured a mountain lion sniffing around, followed on Dec. 14 by a foraging mama bear and cub, two javelinas on Dec. 18 and, the next day, a sad-eyed ringtail cat.
From Los Angeles Times
“They’ve both grown up with firearms, and a lot of their, like, really positive memories involve firearms,” he said, describing the family’s pursuit of elk, deer, javelina and quail for food.
From Seattle Times
So far, the javelinas have hit eight spots on the course, from all sides.
From Salon
The crew spotted significant numbers of elk, deer, javelina and even rabbits — but no additional cattle were found following the operation.
From Seattle Times
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