Peccari angulatus
- noun
- Specialized
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pecarí de collar
- The Peccari angulatus is well adapted to arid environments where water is scarce.
Examples
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The Peccari angulatus travels in small herds throughout the southwestern United States.
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Local ranchers often see the Peccari angulatus foraging at dawn and dusk.
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The Peccari angulatus is often found in groups.
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Have you ever seen a Peccari angulatus in the wild?
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Local ranchers often see the Peccari angulatus foraging at dawn and dusk.
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The Peccari angulatus is well adapted to arid environments where water is scarce.
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The Peccari angulatus travels in small herds throughout the southwestern United States.
Synonyms
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A wild animal like a small pig with dark bristly hair found in desert areas
A dark grey pig-like animal with a faint white neck band living in dry Mexico and the southern US
A dark grey wild pig with a faint white collar that lives in dry Mexico and US Southwest
A wild piglike animal with dark fur and a pale collar that lives in dry parts of Mexico and US
Surface Forms
Morphology
Peccari + angulatus
This is a Latin scientific binomial (a taxonomic proper name), so its meaning (‘a species of peccary / collared peccary’) is a lexical label rather than a compositional phrase. The constituents are not ordinary English words (and even if recognized as Latin roots, they do not transparently convey the species identity or descriptive features to a B1 learner), so the meaning cannot be derived from the parts.
Etymology
Peccari angulatus is the scientific name for the 'collared peccary', a small wild pig with a pale band around its neck. Peccari comes from a native word for 'wild pig' and angulatus may come from Latin referring to that pale 'collar', so the name points to the animal's look.