The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pecora \Pec"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. pecus. See Pecuniary.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive division of ruminants, including the antelopes, deer, and cattle.
Wikipedia
The Pecora are an infraorder of even-toed hoofed mammals with ruminant digestion ( Ruminantia, a clade within the Artiodactyla). Most members of Pecora have cranial appendages projecting from their frontal bones; only two extant genera lack them, Hydropotes and Moschus. The name “Pecora” comes from the Latin word pecus, which means “horned livestock”. Although most pecorans have cranial appendages, only some of these are properly called “horns”, and many scientists agree that these appendages did not arise from a common ancestor, but instead evolved independently on at least two occasions. Likewise, while Pecora as a group is supported by both molecular and morphological studies, morphological support for interrelationships between pecoran families is disputed.
Pecora may refer to:
- Pecora, a group of hoofed mammals that comprises most of the ruminants
- An occasional spelling of the Pechora River
- Pecora Escarpment, Antarctica
Usage examples of "pecora".
Cassivellaunus, ut supra demonstravimus, omni deposita spe contentionis dimissis amplioribus copiis milibus circiter quattuor essedariorum relictis itinera nostra servabat paulumque ex via excedebat locisque impeditis ac silvestribus sese occultabat, atque eis regionibus quibus nos iter facturos cognoverat pecora atque homines ex agris in silvas compellebat et, cum equitatus noster liberius praedandi vastandique causa se in agros eiecerat, omnibus viis semitisque essedarios ex silvis emittebat et magno cum periculo nostrorum equitum cum eis confligebat atque hoc metu latius vagari prohibebat.