Tayassu

Translingual

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Tupi taîasu, tayaçu (“peccary”).

Proper noun

Tayassu m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tayassuidae – white-lipped peccary, a pig-like animal found from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.

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