Category:Peccary

Pec"ca*ry, n.; pl. Peccaries. Etym: [from the native south american Name: cf. F. pécari, sp. pecar.] (zoöl.)

Defn: a pachyderm of the genus dicotyles.

Note: the collared peccary, or tajacu (dicotyles torquatus), is about The size and shape of a small hog, and has a white ring aroung the Neck. It ranges from arkansas to brazil. A larger species (d. Labiatus), with white cheeks, is found in south america.