Tayassu
noun
Ta·yas·su
\təˈya(ˌ)sü\
Definition of Tayassu
: a genus (the type of the family Tayassuidae) of American wild swine comprising the living peccaries and having a complex stomach, a gland on the back, and three toes on the hind feet — compare suidae
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Origin and Etymology of tayassu
New Latin, from Portuguese taiaçu, taiaçú white-lipped peccary, from Tupi
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