javelina

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States

Etymology

From Spanish javalina, jabalina, feminine form of jabalí (“wild boar”), from Andalusian Arabic جَبَلِي (jabalī) (in خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, “mountain pig”)), from Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”). Cognate with Portuguese javalina, and similar in other Iberian languages.

In classic literature

Synonyms

collared peccary, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu, Peccari angulatus

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