peccary

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English

collared peccary, Pecari tajacu
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Etymology

From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/
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Noun

peccary (plural peccaries)

  1. Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs and hippos.
    • 2023 March 1, “Amazon jungle: Man survives 31 days by eating worms”, in BBC News‎:
      He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal.

Synonyms

  • javelina (Southwest US, from Mexican Spanish 'jabalina')

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