peccary

Noun

Meaning

A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

javelina musk hog hare razorback animal rat pig porker boar hog bat mandibula collared peccary bush hog warthog
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Antonyms

hotshot Renaissance woman sly fox good person wise person nice person
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Hypernyms

artiodactyl even-toed ungulate artiodactyl mammal

Hyponyms

javelina collared peccary Peccari angulatus Chiacoan peccary tayassu tajacu white-lipped peccary

Phrases with the word

white-lipped peccary Chacoan peccary giant peccary

Derivatives

peccaries

Examples

A fourth as yet unconfirmed species, the giant peccary (Pecari maximus), was described from the Brazilian Amazon and north Bolivia Moravec, J., & Böhme, W. (2009). Source: Internet

The collared peccary is well adapted to habitat disturbed by humans, merely requiring sufficient cover; they can be found in cities and agricultural land throughout their range. Source: Internet

Though relatively recently discovered, it has been known to the local Tupi people as caitetu munde, which means "great peccary which lives in pairs". Source: Internet

The Chacoan peccary has the unusual distinction of having been first described based on fossils and was originally thought to be only an extinct species. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

peccant humor peccantly Peccari angulatus peccata clamantia peccatum mutum peccavi