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peccary
A peccary (also javelina or skunk pig) is a medium-sized hoofed mammal of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs) in the suborder Suina along with the Old World pigs, Suidae. They are found throughout Central and South America and in the southwestern area of North America. Peccaries usually measure between in length, and a full-grown adult usually weighs about .
Peccaries, which are native to the Americas, are often confused〔 "many people confuse them with domestic pigs gone wild"〕 with the pig family that originated in Afro-Eurasia, especially since some domestic pigs brought by European settlers have escaped over the years and now run wild as "razorback" hogs in many parts of the United States.
In many countries, especially in the developing world, they are raised on farms as a source of food for local communities.〔(Commercial farming of collared peccary: A Large-scale commercial farming of collared peccary (''Tayassu tajacu'') in North-Eastern Brazil ). Pigtrop.cirad.fr (2007-04-30). Retrieved on 2012-12-18.〕
==Name==
The word ''peccary'' is derived from the Carib word ''pakira'' or ''paquira''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Peccary )〕 In Brazilian Portuguese, a peccary is called ''pecari'', ''porco-do-mato'', ''queixada'', or ''tajaçu'', among other names; in Spanish, ''jabalí'', ''sajino'', or ''pecarí''; in French Guiana, ''pakira''.
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