peccary – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
peccary
n.
wild pig
Peccary
A
peccary (also
javelina or
skunk pig) is a medium-sized
hoofed mammal of the
family Tayassuidae (New World pigs) in the suborder
Suina along with the Old World pigs,
Suidae. They are found throughout
Central and
South America and in the southwestern area of
North America. Peccaries usually measure between in length, and a full-grown adult usually weighs about .
peccary
Noun
1. nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America
(synonym) musk hog
(hypernym) even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal
(hyponym) collared peccary, javelina, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu, Peccari angulatus
(member-holonym) Tayassu, genus Tayassu, genus Pecari
Peccary
(n.)
A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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