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peccary

DEFINITIONS OF: peccary

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n nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America

Synonyms:
musk hog
Types:
Peccari angulatus, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu, collared peccary, javelina
dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States
Tayassu pecari, white-lipped peccary
blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary
Chiacoan peccary
a recently discovered large wild pig of Paraguay
Type of:
artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate
placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
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