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peccary

either of two piglike artiodactyl mammals, Tayassu tajacu (collared peccary) or T. albirostris (white-lipped peccary) of forests of southern North America, Central and South America: family Tayassuidae
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peccary

[′pek·ə·rē]
(vertebrate zoology)
Either of two species of small piglike mammals in the genus Tayassu, composing the family Tayassuidae.
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The role played by sympatric collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), white-lipped peccary (Tayassupecari), and feral pig (Sus scrofa) as maintenance hosts for Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma cruzi in a sylvatic area of Brazil.
Although abundance of white-lipped peccary has not yet been estimated, important records of groups of more than 20 individuals have been reported roaming within the study area (Coastal Jaguar Conservation, unpublished) year-round.
Calves were clearly more vulnerable than deer or peccary. If white-tailed deer and peccaries were more abundant, livestock predation might be reduced.
For a fee -- up to half the cost of the vehicle -- customers can personalise the car's interior with cashmere, peccary or teak and choose their favourite model of seats, seat-belt, HI-FI system and touch-screen.
Pessary It's a wild boar, ventures a friend, duped by the dactyl peccary, while to me sheer euphony suggests Pessary (n.) The voile wound in an X to lift and separate damsel breasts or A garment undergirding chastity or how about A rosary of semi-precious stones (carnelian, say, or cherry amber) pinned to a nun's hip.
Howler monkeys lazed on the suspension bridges and collared peccary (small wild pigs) fed under the canopy along the driveway.
A certain accompanist of the fado singer, the musician playing the congas, was, while observing the proceedings, transformed into a peccary. What, the young woman wanted to know, as we stood chatting amiably on the step of the anarchist bookstore, were the internal conditions inhering in the life of a conga player that would make it not only possible but likely that he would suddenly be transformed into a peccary?
A yucca plant in the peccary diorama combines three materials: the brown leaves are originals; the green is carved from lightweight wood; and the flowers at the top are plastic and wax.
Javeiina (aka collared peccary), of southern Arizona and New Mexico (with seasons running from January through March) and Texas (year-round), are custom made for bowhunters.
Javelina, also known as peccary or skunk pig, can measure between three and four feet long and weigh between 44 and 88 pounds.
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