Peccary
Peccary , noun
[From the native South American name: compare French pécari, Sp. pecar.]
(Zoology) A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles.
The collared peccary, or tajacu (Dicotyles torquatus), is about the size and shape of a small hog, and has a white ring aroung the neck. It ranges from Arkansas to Brazil. A larger species (Dicotyles labiatus), with white cheeks, is found in South America.