Definition of "javelina" []

• See collared peccary. (noun)

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• "The collared peccary, or javelina, is synonymous with the Rio Grande country of South Texas, but they thrive across portions of the Hill Country and west Texas, too."
• "Javelinas are more flexible, so when one of the dogs mistook a javelina for a hog and jumped on its back the javelina was able to turn and get its tusk into the poor dog's throat."
• "Scientists say wild pigs called javelina may be to blame spreading e. coli bacteria in California's spinach fields, sparking the recent nation-wide outbreak."