collared peccary
- noun
- /ˈkɒl.ərd ˈpɛk.ə.ri/
- US
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pecarí con collar
- In the semi-desert areas of Arizona, we spotted several collared peccaries foraging for food.
Examples
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Collared peccaries can often be seen in groups, roaming through the scrublands of the southwestern United States.
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Deodorized with Kishel's goldenrod, I became an olfactory cipher to collared peccaries, which approached within a few feet of my blind without alarm.
Academic text (2005) -
PHOTO (COLOR): Collared peccaries, whose eyesight is poor, rely entirely on their noses to find food and to locate predators.
Academic text (2005) -
The pungent odor of javelinas (collared peccaries) wafted downwind.
Academic text (2005) -
These collared peccaries are known for their distinctive white collars that set them apart from other pig-like mammals.
Synonyms
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A wild animal like a small pig with dark bristly hair found in desert areas
A wild pig-like animal with dark grey fur and a white neck band from dry Mexico and the US Southwest
A wild piglike animal with dark fur and a pale collar that lives in dry parts of Mexico and US
A dark grey wild pig with a faint white collar that lives in dry Mexico and US Southwest
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally built: 'collared' describes having a collar or collar-like marking and 'peccary' is a pig-like mammal, so a learner who knows both words can infer it means a peccary with a collar/neck marking. This straightforward adjective + noun descriptive pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English composition, making the meaning transparent to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
Collared peccary is named for how the animal looks: peccary is a local word for a 'wild pig', and many have a pale band or collar of fur around the neck. That's why the name helps you remember this pig-like animal.