PECCARY


Meaning of PECCARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-kə-rē ]

noun

( plural -ries )

Etymology: of Cariban origin; akin to Suriname Carib paki:ra peccary

Date: 1697

: any of several largely nocturnal gregarious American mammals resembling the related pigs: as

a. : a grizzled animal ( Tayassu tajacu ) with an indistinct white collar

b. : a blackish animal ( Tayassu pecari ) with a whitish mouth region

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.