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Definition of Tayassu
1. Noun. Type genus of the Tayassuidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Tayassuidae, Tayassuidae
Member holonyms: Musk Hog, Peccary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tayassu
Literary usage of Tayassu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Peccary--with Observations on the Introduction of Pigs to the New World by R. A. Donkin (1985)
"referred specifically to the collared peccary (tayassu tajacu).9 Sus continued
to be employed by some authors until about ..."
2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington, Smithsonian Institution (1897)
"He gave full generic and specific descriptions and a list of synonyms for each
species. To see that tayassu pecari and T. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1903)
"It seems to me that we can with propriety retain both names, tayassu and ... Dr.
Merriam quite properly substitutes tayassu for ..."
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