PECCARY


Meaning of PECCARY in English

/ ˈpekəri; NAmE / ( pl. -ies ) noun

an animal like a pig, which lives in the southern US, Mexico and Central and S America

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Carib pakira .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.