单词 | javelina |
释义 | javelinan. North American. A peccary; esp. the collared peccary, Pecari tajacu, whose range extends to the south-western United States. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [noun] > group Suiformes (hippos and pigs) > family Suidae (swine) > genus Dicotyles > peccary > collared peccary tayassu1698 javelina1831 1831 Genius Universal Emancipation Dec. Suppl. 117/2 The Javelina (Peccari) is an animal peculiar so far as I know to Spanish America. 1882 C. C. Rosenberg Wonders of World 103/1 With the exception of a javelina or wild hog which we killed the first evening, not a single deer or other head of game did we see. 1923 National Geographic Mag. Apr. 429/2 The razorback hog..[is] as wild almost as the javelinas or peccaries of Sonora. 1964 Jrnl. Mammalogy 45 323 The javelina evidently has extended its range northward and now small herds may be seen to the north. 2004 BusinessWeek 23 Feb. 115/2 An amble might bring you face to face with..a bristly-haired, piglike javelina. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831 |
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