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Warthog vs Peccary - What's the difference?

warthog | peccary |

As nouns the difference between warthog and peccary

is that warthog is a species of wild pig native to Africa while peccary is any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos.

warthog

English

(wikipedia warthog)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A species of wild pig native to Africa.
  • A nickname for the air support warplane

    • Hyponyms

    * (wild pig) , Phacochoerus africanus

    Derived terms

    * Cape warthog * common warthog * Somali warthog

    See also

    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    peccary

    English

    (wikipedia peccary)

    Noun

    (peccaries)
  • Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos

    • Derived terms

    * * collared peccary *

    Synonyms

    * javelina (Southwest US, from Mexican Spanish 'jabalina' )