Javelina (Noun)
Meaning
Dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Hikers venturing into the desert landscape of Arizona often catch glimpses of a javelina, its dark grey coat camouflaged among the scrubby undergrowth.
- Urban sprawl is slowly encroaching upon javelina habitats in Tucson, as human development puts pressure on the ecosystem.
- A pack of javelinas congregates by a rusty metal fence on this western rural side in vast array even upon rare incursion views desert natural solitude no gaze sight familiar look an unusually dusty backdrop environment urban remote terrain unites them freely.
- Javelinas roam the dry, scrubby terrain in search of tubers, cholla buds and the fruits of the local spineless prickly-pear cactus.
- Along the canyon trails near Cabo, the quiet naturalist kept a safe distance, peering with focused gaze, camera poised, taking the clear photographic scenes of a javelina and its mates.