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peccary

[pek-uh-ree] / ˈpɛk ə ri /
NOUN
swine
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In their native language, Yawanawá means “white-lipped peccary people.”

From Scientific American ● Apr. 19, 2022

So does the white-lipped peccary, a shy pig that tends to disappear quickly when there’s hunting pressure.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2021

As he wolfed down a late lunch of peccary and pasta, the second man, Clebeson Tenharim, said he was certain the invasions were accelerating.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2019

Today, he is just back from a solo hunt for the piglike peccary and a large bird called a curassow—traditional forest staples.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 4, 2015

Rondon immediately thought that a jaguar or the wild boar-like peccary was attacking his dog—until he heard a chorus of voices.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

You won’t see deer, tapir, peccaries, monkeys or chicken-like curassows anywhere within trekking distance of habitation; they’ve all been eaten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Prehistoric elephants, saber-toothed cats, jaguars, llamas, peccaries, deer, skunks and bears streamed from North America to South.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024

Also known as collared peccaries, 30 to 50 hellcatting javelina squadrons have been razing the course turf annually during their fall rush.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2023

He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and other insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023

Why Eurasia’s pigs, but not American peccaries or Africa’s three species of true wild pigs?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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