collared peccary

collared peccary
A small wild hog, Tayassu tajacu, native to southern United States through to northern Argentina

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  • Collared peccary — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

  • Collared Peccary — Taxobox name = Collared Peccary status = LC status system = iucn3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Tayassuidae genus = Pecari species = P. tajacu binomial = Pecari tajacu… …   Wikipedia

  • collared peccary — noun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States • Syn: ↑javelina, ↑Tayassu angulatus, ↑Tayassu tajacu, ↑Peccari angulatus • Hypernyms: ↑peccary, ↑musk hog * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • collared peccary — pekaris statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Tayassu tajacu angl. collared peccary; musk hog vok. Halsband Pekari rus. ошейниковый пекари pranc. pécari à collier ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pekariai …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • collared peccary. — See under peccary. Also called javelina. * * * …   Universalium

  • collared peccary — col′lared pec′cary n. mam See under peccary Also called javelina …   From formal English to slang

  • collared peccary. — See under peccary. Also called javelina …   Useful english dictionary

  • Peccary — Pec ca*ry, n.; pl. {Peccaries}. [From the native South American name: cf. F. p[ e]cari, Sp. pecar.] (Zo[ o]l.) A pachyderm of the genus {Dicotyles}. [1913 Webster] Note: The collared peccary, or tajacu ({Dicotyles torquatus}), is about the size… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peccary — Peccaries Temporal range: Late Eocene–Recent …   Wikipedia

  • peccary — /pek euh ree/, n., pl. peccaries, (esp. collectively) peccary. any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina), having a dark gray coat with a white collar.… …   Universalium

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