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noun
A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: collared peccary, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu, Peccari angulatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: peccary, musk hog
History
From Spanish javalina, jabalina, feminine form of jabalí (“wild boar”), from Andalusian Arabic جَبَلِي (jabalī) (in خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, “mountain pig”)), from Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”). Cognate with Portuguese javalina, and similar in other Iberian languages.
