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peccary
[ pek-uh-ree ]
noun
- any of several medium-sized, bristly, piglike mammals of North and South America, comprising three genera of the family Tayassuidae New World pigs, all of which possess a scent gland on the rear of the back.
peccary
/ ˈpɛkərɪ /
noun
- either of two piglike artiodactyl mammals, Tayassu tajacu ( collared peccary ) or T. albirostris ( white-lipped peccary ) of forests of southern North America, Central and South America: family Tayassuidae
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Origin of peccary1
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Origin of peccary1
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Example Sentences
Like the peccary, he is tailless, and in a manner web-footed, being thus adapted for a semi-aquatic life.
We knew that the peccary, savage as it was, could not climb the tree; and hitherto we had deemed ourselves secure.
Of the peccary (dicotyles), there are two distinct species known—the “collared,” and the “white-lipped.”
The other species is also found in South America, and is distinguished as the “vaquira de collar” (collared peccary).
This is just following the isothermal line, and proves that the peccary cannot endure the rigours of a severe winter climate.
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