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Peccary

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musk hognounnocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of north america and south america

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musk hognounnocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of north america and south america
lippedHaving a raised lip.
collaredHaving a collar (or other encircling demarcation).
pecarynounAlternative form of peccary. [Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.]
tayassuidnoun(zoology) Any peccary of the family Tayassuidae
collared peccarynounA small wild hog (Dicotyles tajacu), native to southern United States through to northern Argentina.
huangananounA white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari).
tajassunoun(zoology, dated) The common or collared peccary.
mexican hognounpeccary
javelinanoun(Canada, US) A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).
pecoran(zoology) Any ungulate of the infraorder Pecora
tapiromorphnounAny tapir or related animal of the superfamily Tapiroidea
quenknoun(Trinidad and Tobago) Synonym of collared peccary.
cuniculidnoun(zoology) Any rodent of the family Cuniculidae; a paca.
tuco-tuconounAny of the caviomorph South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys, which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail.
hippopotamusnounThe common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
tegunounespecially any of genus Tupinambis, which is sometimes kept as a pet.
pebanounAn armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.
deperetellidnounAny extinct tapir of the family †Deperetellidae
caviidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Caviidae of guinea pigs and similar rodents.

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