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Definition of Peccary
1. Noun. Nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America.
Generic synonyms: Artiodactyl, Artiodactyl Mammal, Even-toed Ungulate
Group relationships: Genus Pecari, Genus Tayassu, Tayassu
Specialized synonyms: Collared Peccary, Javelina, Peccari Angulatus, Tayassu Angulatus, Tayassu Tajacu, Tayassu Pecari, White-lipped Peccary, Chiacoan Peccary
Definition of Peccary
1. n. A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles.
Definition of Peccary
1. Noun. Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peccary
1. a hoofed mammal [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Peccary
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Origin: From the native South American name: cf. F. Pecari, Sp. Pecar.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peccary
Literary usage of Peccary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1856)
"Both the species of this group (the collared peccary and the while lipped peccary)
appear to be more or less common throughout the whole of' ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1895)
"ui^l';3i:'||;tral told "f peccary hunters who have in turn been ... '3- m In its
habits the peccary is always a true ..."
3. Central America, the West Indies and South America by Henry Walter Bates, Augustus Henry Keane (1885)
"The Animal Kingdom—Caymans—The peccary. In the slime and ooze of the rivers ...
Amongst the native game are pachydermatous animals of the peccary order, ..."
4. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1823)
"THE peccary, OR TAJACU. THAT animal which of all others most resembles the hog,
and yet is of a formation very distinct from it, is called the peccary, ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The collared peccary or Mexican hog (D. ... The white-lipped peccary (D. labiatus,
Cuv.) is of a general blackish color, with the lower jaw white ; it is ..."
6. The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated: Published by Edward Turner Bennett (1830)
"THE present species, according to M. Sonnini, is exclusively known in Guiana by
the name of peccary, although that denomination is now commonly applied in ..."
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