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peccary

/ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/

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From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.

noun peccaries

Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs. A realistic representation of a peccary appears in a band of glyphs over a doorway on the eastern façade of the Casa de Monjas at Chichen Itza, Yucatán.
Similar: bush hog, javelina, tayassuid

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noun a family of mammals related to pigs

Español	pecarí, báquiro, chancho de monte, coche de monte, jabalí, jabalina
한국어	산돼지류 sandwaejiryu
日本語	臍猪 hesoinoshishi
中文	西貒 xītuān, 西猯 xītuān, 西趪 xīhuáng, 野豬 /野猪 yězhū
Português	tajaçu, pecari, queixada
Français	pécari
Deutsch	Nabelschwein, Pekari
Italiano	pecari
Română	pecari
Русский	пе́кари pékari
العربية	بِيكَارْيَة pikarya

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@misc{peccary_2026,
  title = {peccary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peccary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}