peccary

(pek′ə rē)

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

Origin: AmSp pecari < Carib pakira

See peccary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pec·ca·ries

Any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the family Tayassuidae, found in North, Central, and South America and having long, dark, dense bristles.

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Origin: Ultimately from Carib pakira

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