peccary

Meaning

Noun

  • Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos

Related

Similar words

  • javelina (Southwest US, from Mexican Spanish 'jabalina')

Origin

  • From Galibi Carib pakira

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