Definition of Peccery
Pec"ca*ry (?), n.; pl.
Peccaries (#). [From the native South American name:
cf. F. pécari, Sp. pecar.] (Zoöl.)
A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles.
&fist; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A family (Tayassuidae) of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos
German
- peccary
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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