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peccary noun. E17.
[Carib pakira.]
Any of several dark-furred gregarious piglike artiodactyl mammals of the family Tayassuidae, which inhabit forest and forest scrub in Central and S. America; the skin of a peccary, tanned and used esp. for making gloves.
collared peccary Tayassu tajacu, whose range extends north to Texas. white-lipped peccary: see WHITE adjective.