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pecary

pecary is the alternative form of peccary.

Meaning of peccary

Noun

peccary (plural peccaries)

  1. Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.
    • He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal.2023 March 1, “Amazon jungle: Man survives 31 days by eating worms”, in BBC News

Forms of pecary

pluralpecaries

Questions about pecary

What is pecary the alternative form of?
Pecary is the alternative form of peccary.

Words near pecary in the dictionary

  1. pecan truffles
  2. pecan weevil
  3. pecan weevils
  4. pecans
  5. pecaries
  6. pecary
  7. pecattiphilia
  8. pecaun
  9. pecazine
  10. peccabilities
  11. peccability

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