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/ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/ · noun
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.
Use peccary when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Peccary means Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs..
Common synonyms include bush hog, javelina, tayassuid, musk hog.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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