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javelinaenUK
ja·ve·li·na J0022550 (hä′və-lē′nə)n. pl. javelina or ja·ve·li·nas See collared peccary.
[Alteration of Spanish jabalina, feminine of jabalí, jabalín, wild boar, from Arabic (ḫinzīr) jabalī, mountain (swine), from jabal, mountain; see gbl in Semitic roots.]javelina (ˌdʒævəˈliːnə) n (Animals) a collared peccary, Tayassu tajacupec•ca•ry (ˈpɛk ə ri)
n., pl. -ries, (esp. collectively) -ry. either of two piglike mammals constituting the New World family Tayassuidae, esp. Tayassu tajacu, ( collared peccary or javelina), having a dark gray coat with a white collar. [1605–15; < Carib] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  javelina - dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United Statescollared peccary, Peccari angulatus, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacumusk hog, peccary - nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America |
javelinaenUK
javelina: see peccarypeccary
, small wild pig, genus Tayassu, the only pig native to the Americas. Although similar in appearance to Old World pigs, peccaries are classified in a family of their own because of anatomical differences.
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Synonyms for javelinanoun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collarSynonyms- collared peccary
- Peccari angulatus
- Tayassu angulatus
- Tayassu tajacu
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