Peccary

n. [The South American name.] [Fr. pécari, Sp. pecar.] A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles (D. torquatus), about the size and shape of a small hog, but having a white ring around the neck; the tajacu. They are found from Arkansas to Brazil. A larger species (the Dicotyles labiatus), with white cheeks, is found in South America. [Written also peccary.]