peccary
English edit
Etymology edit
From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peccary (plural peccaries)
- Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs and hippos.
Synonyms edit
- javelina (Southwest US, from Mexican Spanish 'jabalina')
Derived terms edit
- Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
- collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)
- white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari)
- giant peccary (Pecari maximus)