peccaries

Variant of peccary

peccary definition

pec·cary (pek′ə rē)

noun pl. peccaries -·ries or peccary -·ry

any of a family (Tayassuidae) of piglike, artiodactylous mammals of North and South America, with a musk gland, sharp tusks, and porklike flesh

Etymology: AmSp pecari < Carib pakira

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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