PECCARY

peccary, musk hog

(noun) nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peccary (plural peccaries)

Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos

Synonyms

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

Source: Wiktionary


Pec"ca*ry, n.; pl. Peccaries. Etym: [From the native South American name: cf. F. pécari, Sp. pecar.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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