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单词 peccary
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Definition of peccary in English:

peccary

nounPlural peccaries ˈpɛk(ə)riˈpɛkəri
  • A gregarious piglike mammal that is found from the south-western US to Paraguay.

    西貒

    Family Tayassuidae: two genera and three species, in particular the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The snout of peccaries has the same mobile cartilaginous disk and terminal nostrils as pigs.
    • It cannot be swallowed whole, but some animals, such as the paca or the peccary, are able to open the seed with their teeth.
    • The park's peccaries, a type of wild boar, could be first to end up in the tiger's den.
    • From what scientists can tell, their preferred diet is deer and wild pigs called peccaries.
    • Finding one of these big peccaries all by itself and away from its herd was unprecedented in our experience.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Carib pakira.

Definition of peccary in US English:

peccary

nounˈpekərēˈpɛkəri
  • A gregarious piglike mammal that is found from the southwestern US to Paraguay.

    西貒

    Family Tayassuidae: two genera and three species, in particular the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Finding one of these big peccaries all by itself and away from its herd was unprecedented in our experience.
    • The snout of peccaries has the same mobile cartilaginous disk and terminal nostrils as pigs.
    • From what scientists can tell, their preferred diet is deer and wild pigs called peccaries.
    • It cannot be swallowed whole, but some animals, such as the paca or the peccary, are able to open the seed with their teeth.
    • The park's peccaries, a type of wild boar, could be first to end up in the tiger's den.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Carib pakira.

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