tayassuid

tayassuid
I. \\-asəwə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin Tayassuidae, family of wild swine, from Tayassu, type genus + -idae
: of or relating to the genus Tayassu or family Tayassuidae
II. noun (-s)
: a swine of the genus Tayassu or family Tayassuidae : peccary

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tayassuid /tä-yə-sooˈid/
noun
Any member of the peccary family Tayassuidae of New World pigs
ORIGIN: From tayassu (the common peccary), from Tupí tayau

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