PECCARY

peccary. Peccary, n. a quadruped of Mexico like a hog

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Pec″ca‐ry (?), n.; pl. Peccaries (#). [[From the native South American name: cf. F. pécari, Sp. pecar.]] (Zoöl.) A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles. ☞ 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.