| 单词 | chacoan peccary |
| 释义 | Chacoan peccary[ chah-koh-uhn pek-uh-ree ] / ˈtʃɑ koʊ ən ˈpɛk ə ri / noun, plural Cha·co·an pec·ca·ries, (especially collectively) Cha·co·an pec·ca·ry.the largest of the peccary species (Catagonus wagneri), the only living member of the genus Catagonus, found in the hot, dry Gran Chaco region of South America, differing from other peccaries with its longer tail, snout, and ears: first identified by fossils in the 1930s and believed to be extinct, it was found in the 1970s to be living and is now listed as an endangered species owing to habitat loss and herd fragmentation. Also called tagua . Origin of Chacoan peccaryFirst recorded in 1970–75; (Gran) Chaco + -an + peccary; species name Catagonus wagneri was coined in 1930 by Carlos Rusconi (1898–1969), Argentinian paleontologist, who discovered the fossils Words nearby Chacoan peccarychachalaca, chachka, chackle, chacma, Chaco, Chacoan peccary, chaconne, chacun à son goût, chad, chadarim, Chadderton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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