peccary
peccary
Definition
pec·cary (pek′ə rē)
noun pl. -·ries or -·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
peccary
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- collar: Other threatened species to be seen at the park include lesser pandas, South American bush dogs, collared peccaries, caracal and lynx.
Browse dictionary entries near peccary
- peccant
- peccancy
- peccadillo
- peccable
- pecan
- pebbly
- pebble dash
- pebble
- peavey
- peau de soie
- peccavi
- Pechora
- peck
- pecker
- peckerwood
- pecking order
- peckish
- Pecksniffian
- pecky
- pecorino
