peccary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

peccary
    n 1: nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America
         and South America [syn: {peccary}, {musk hog}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Peccary \Pec"ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Peccaries}. [From the native South
   American name: cf. F. p['e]cari, Sp. pecar.] (Zool.)
   A pachyderm of the genus {Dicotyles}.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: 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.
         [1913 Webster]