'Dicotyles labiatus' definitions:

Definition of 'Dicotyles labiatus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]