- 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 TayassuidaeII. noun (-s)
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tayassuid /tä-yə-sooˈid/nounAny member of the peccary family Tayassuidae of New World pigsORIGIN: From tayassu (the common peccary), from Tupí tayau
Useful english dictionary. 2012.