[pek-uh-ree] 
) -ry. | any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina), having a dark gray coat with a white collar. |
| pec·ca·ry (pěk'ə-rē) n. pl. pec·ca·ries Any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the family Tayassuidae, found in North, Central, and South America and having long, dark, dense bristles. [Ultimately from Carib pakira.] |