The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dicotyles torquatus
Peccary \Pec"ca*ry\, n.; pl. Peccaries. [From the native South American name: cf. F. p['e]cari, Sp. pecar.] (Zo["o]l.) A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles.
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.