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peccaries


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peccary  \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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