Definition of peccary Peccary
pec•ca•ry
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What does peccary mean?
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NounPlural: peccaries |
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| peccary - nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America | ||
| musk hog | ||
| artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot | ||
| genus pecari, genus tayassu, tayassu type genus of the Tayassuidae | ||
| collared peccary, javelina, peccari angulatus, tayassu angulatus, tayassu tajacu dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States | ||
| tayassu pecari, white-lipped peccary blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary | ||
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Wiktionary 
- peccary (Noun)
Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- peccary (n.)
A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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peccary
pek′ar-i, n. a hog-like quadruped of South America
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🔤- peccary, noun, singular of peccaries.
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