white-lipped peccary

noun

Tayassu pecari, widespread in much of tropical South America, less so in Central America.

Similar
Tayassu pecari

Meanings

nounwhite-lipped peccary (plural white-lipped peccaries)

plural white-lipped peccaries

  1. Tayassu pecari, widespread in much of tropical South America, less so in Central America.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounblackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary

Similar
Tayassu pecari
Broader
peccarymusk hog

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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