javelina
[ hah-vuh-lee-nuh ]
/ ˌhɑ vəˈli nə /
noun
See under peccary.
Origin of javelina
1815–25,
Americanism < American Spanish
jabalina, Spanish: feminine of
jabalín wild boar, dialectal variant of
jabalí < Arabic (
khinzīr)
jabalī mountain (boar)
Words nearby javelina
javari,
javascript,
javel water,
javelin,
javelin fish,
javelina,
javelle water,
javits,
jaw,
jaw reflex,
jaw's-harp
Definition for javelina (2 of 2)
peccary
[ pek-uh-ree ]
/ ˈpɛk ə ri /
noun, plural pec·ca·ries, (especially collectively) pec·ca·ry.
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.
Origin of peccary
Borrowed into English from Carib around 1605–15
British Dictionary definitions for javelina
peccary
/ (ˈpɛkərɪ) /
noun plural -ries or -ry
either of two piglike artiodactyl mammals, Tayassu tajacu (collared peccary) or T. albirostris (white-lipped peccary) of forests of southern North America, Central and South America: family Tayassuidae
Word Origin for peccary
C17: from Carib