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peccary

peccary · peccaries

пекари

Pekari, Nabelschwein

Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigsAny of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.

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/ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/

» Peccary is simply another word for javelina.

Meaning

1 senses

Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.
Nabelschwein, Pekari
пе́кариpékari

More definitions

nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America

Examples

3 sentences

Peccary is simply another word for javelina.
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Peccaries are often confused with razorbacks, despite being from halfway across the world.
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White-lipped peccaries used to be the dominant terrestrial mammals in South American rainforests.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a family of mammals related to pigs:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a family of mammals related to pigs:

Origin

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

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Forms

plural: peccaries

Singular	peccary
Plural	peccaries

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

bush hog javelina tayassuid

Close in meaning

nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America:musk hog