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.
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   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.
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