peccary en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.
Meanings
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Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.
He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal.
2023 March 1, “Amazon jungle: Man survives 31 days by eating worms”, in BBC News:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peccaries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
white-lipped peccary · collared peccary · Chacoan peccary · giant peccary
Synonyms
javelina · bush hog · tayassuid
Translations (31)
ro pecari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es pecarí (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es saíno (a family of mammals related to pigs) · cmn 西趪 (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es sahíno (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es báquiro (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es chancho de monte (a family of mammals related to pigs) · cmn 西猯 (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es jabalina (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es jabalí (a family of mammals related to pigs) · pt queixada (a family of mammals related to pigs) · ko 산돼지류 (a family of mammals related to pigs) · cmn 野豬 /野猪 (a family of mammals related to pigs) · ja 臍猪 (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es coche de monte (a family of mammals related to pigs) · ca pècari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · eo tajasuo (a family of mammals related to pigs) · fi pekari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · nl pekari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · pt tajaçu (a family of mammals related to pigs) · es sajino (a family of mammals related to pigs) · de Nabelschwein (a family of mammals related to pigs) · it pecari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · nch koapitsotl (a family of mammals related to pigs) · pt pecari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · de Pekari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · cmn 西貒 (a family of mammals related to pigs) · hu pekari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · fr pécari (a family of mammals related to pigs) · ar بِيكَارْيَة (a family of mammals related to pigs) · ru пе́кари (a family of mammals related to pigs)