peccary in English

noun
1
a gregarious piglike mammal that is found from the southwestern US to Paraguay.
From what scientists can tell, their preferred diet is deer and wild pigs called peccaries .

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1. The word peccary is derived from the Carib word pakira or paquira.

2. I cannot delay for the sake of an iguana or a giant peccary.

3. The Collared peccary (also called a musk hog or javelina) is commonly mistaken for a pig or boar

4. The Collared peccary is a unique mammal that can only be found in South America, Central America and in parts of South-western North America

5. In addition, isotopes preserved in the tooth enamel of S. gracilis specimens from Florida show that this species fed on the peccary Platygonus and the llama-like Hemiauchenia.

6. The Collared peccary has expanded its range northward into northwestern New Mexico (Albert et al., 2004) and westward into Jeff Davis and Culberson counties, Texas (Schmidly, 2004)

7. Five skins of the giant peccary had a total length of 120–137 cm (47–54 in), while local hunters have estimated a weight of 40–50 kg (88–110 lb).

8. Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) in Bastrop County, Texas Interestingly, the blue-collar group comprises various nationalities - Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Afghans and Chinese while the white- Collared group is dominated by Indians and Arabs