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peccaries

peccaries is the plural 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

Phrases with peccaries

Questions about peccaries

What is peccaries the plural of?
Peccaries is the plural of peccary.

Words near peccaries in the dictionary

  1. peccancy
  2. peccans
  3. peccant
  4. peccantly
  5. peccants
  6. peccaries
  7. peccary
  8. peccata clamantia
  9. peccatum mutum
  10. peccavi
  11. peccavis

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