- peccary
- peccary "pig-like animal of S.America," 1610s, from Carib (Guiana or Venezuela) pakira, paquira.
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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}. [1913 Webster] Note: The collared peccary, or tajacu ({Dicotyles torquatus}), is about the size… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peccary — [pek′ə rē] n. pl. peccaries or peccary [AmSp pecari < Carib pakira] any of a family (Tayassuidae) of piglike, artiodactylous mammals of North and South America, with a musk gland, sharp tusks, and porklike flesh … English World dictionary
peccary — ► NOUN (pl. peccaries) ▪ a gregarious piglike mammal found from the south western US to Paraguay. ORIGIN Carib … English terms dictionary
Peccary — Peccaries Temporal range: Late Eocene–Recent … Wikipedia
peccary — /pek euh ree/, n., pl. peccaries, (esp. collectively) peccary. any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina), having a dark gray coat with a white collar.… … Universalium
peccary — /ˈpɛkəri/ (say pekuhree) noun (plural peccaries or, especially collectively, peccary) any of various species of gregarious, pig like ungulates, of the family Tayassuidae, found in south western USA to central Argentina, as the collared peccary,… …
peccary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: of Cariban origin; akin to Suriname Carib paki:ra peccary Date: 1697 any of several largely nocturnal gregarious American mammals resembling the related pigs: as a. a grizzled animal (Tayassu tajacu) with an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
peccary — pec•ca•ry [[t]ˈpɛk ə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries, (esp. collectively) ry. mam either of two piglike mammals constituting the New World family Tayassuidae, esp. Tayassu tajacu (collared peccary or javelina) having a dark gray coat with a white collar. •… … From formal English to slang
peccary leather — noun see peccary 2 … Useful english dictionary
peccary — noun A family (Tayassuidae) of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos Syn: javelina … Wiktionary
