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Definition of: peccary
(pek′ər·ē) noun plural ·ries
Either of two pugnacious hoglike ungulates of Central and South America, secreting an oily, musky substance, the collared peccary (Pecari angulatus), or the white–lipped peccary (Tayassus pecari). [<Sp. pecari <Cariban pakira]
(From 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 feet high at the shoulder)
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