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Peccary

Peccary Meaning & Definition
Peccary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peccary?

[n] nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North and South America

Synonyms | Synonyms for Peccary: musk hog

Related Terms | Find terms related to Peccary:

See Also | artiodactyl | artiodactyl mammal | Chiacoan peccary | collared peccary | even-toed ungulate | genus Pecari | genus Tayassu | javelina | Peccari angulatus | Tayassu | Tayassu angulatus | Tayassu pecari | Tayassu tajacu | white-lipped peccary

Peccary In Webster's Dictionary

\Pec"ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Peccaries}. [From the native South American name: cf. F. p['e]cari, Sp. pecar.] (Zo["o]l.) A pachyderm of the genus {Dicotyles}. Note: The collared peccary, or tajacu ({Dicotyles torquatus}), is about the size and shape of a small hog, and has a white ring aroung the neck. It ranges from Arkansas to Brazil. A larger species ({D. labiatus}), with white cheeks, is found in South America.

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