Tayassu
- noun
- /təˈjæsə/
- Specialized
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Tayassu
- The genus Tayassu includes species commonly known as white-lipped peccaries.
Examples
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The fossil record indicates that Tayassu had a wider distribution in prehistoric times.
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Researchers observed a group of wild Tayassu in the dense forests of South America.
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Look at that Tayassu!
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The Tayassu is often found in forested areas.
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Researchers observed a group of wild Tayassu in the dense forests of South America.
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The genus Tayassu includes species commonly known as white-lipped peccaries.
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The Tayassu is often found in forested areas across the Americas.
Compounds
- Specialized
A dark grey wild pig with a faint white collar that lives in dry Mexico and US Southwest
- Specialized
A large wild pig-like animal with white cheeks from Central and South America
- Specialized
A wild piglike animal with dark fur and a pale collar that lives in dry parts of Mexico and US
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tayassu comes from a South American indigenous word for the animal, meaning something like 'peccary' or 'wild pig', and European naturalists used that local name when they named the group. So Tayassu today is the scientific name for these pig-like, hoofed mammals found in the Americas.
