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peccary |
2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peccary n : nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North and South America [syn: {musk hog}]
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