Peccary
/ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.
"He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal."
- 2 nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Peccary is simply another word for javelina."
Etymology
From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.