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javelina
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ja·ve·li·na  (häv-ln)
n.
See collared peccary.
[Alteration of Spanish jabalina, feminine of jabalí, jabalín, wild boar, from Arabic (inzr) jabal, mountain (swine), from jabal, mountain; see gbl in Semitic roots.]
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Noun1.javelina - dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collarjavelina - dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States
collared peccary, Peccari angulatus, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu
musk hog, peccary - nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America
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to the piglike javelina that smells like stinky socks, each animal has its own gross habits or aspects for a reason--for example, javelinas use their musky odor to help keep the herd grouped together.
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Unlike pigs, javelinas are never very big--a monster might weigh 60 pounds, live.
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That means one expansive enclosure set aside for coyotes, another for javelinas (also known as collared peccaries).
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