PECCARY


Meaning of PECCARY in English

noun

also pec·a·ri or pec·a·ry ˈpekərē

( plural peccaries also pecaris or pecaries )

Etymology: of Cariban origin; akin to Chayma paquera peccary, Apalai pakĭră

1. : either of two more or less nocturnal gregarious wild swine (genus Tayassu ) ranging from Texas to Paraguay and resembling small pigs — see collared peccary , white-lipped peccary

2. or peccary leather : leather tanned from skins of wild peccary boars of So. and Central America and used chiefly for gloves

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