peccary
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peccaries,
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peccary
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Etymology
Origin of peccary
Borrowed into English around 1605–15 from a Carib language, e.g., Apalai pakira, paquira, or Chayma paquera
Vocabulary lists containing peccary
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In their native language, Yawanawá means “white-lipped peccary people.”
From Scientific American ● Apr. 19, 2022
So does the white-lipped peccary, a shy pig that tends to disappear quickly when there’s hunting pressure.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2021
As he wolfed down a late lunch of peccary and pasta, the second man, Clebeson Tenharim, said he was certain the invasions were accelerating.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2019
It is a hoofed mammal, also known as a peccary.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2018
Bottom: A peccary can be ferocious when threatened and makes a rattling sound by chattering its teeth to scare off predators.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
You won’t see deer, tapir, peccaries, monkeys or chicken-like curassows anywhere within trekking distance of habitation; they’ve all been eaten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Prehistoric elephants, saber-toothed cats, jaguars, llamas, peccaries, deer, skunks and bears streamed from North America to South.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
His younger brother says that Jhonattan used his last cartridge to scare off a squadron of peccaries, pig-like herd animals found in the rainforests of South America.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023
While these forests provide critical habitat for jaguars, large endangered hoofed mammals like peccaries and tapirs are most vulnerable, says Reyna-Hurtado.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2020
Why Eurasia’s pigs, but not American peccaries or Africa’s three species of true wild pigs?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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