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capybara

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See also:Capybara

English

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Greater capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
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Etymology

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FromSpanishcapibara, fromPortuguesecapivara, fromOld Tupikapi'iûara(literally“grass eater”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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capybara (pluralcapybaras)

  1. A large semi-aquaticSouth Americanrodent of the genusHydrochoerus.
    Synonyms:water pig,water hog,carpinchoe,cabiai
  2. Thegreater capybara.
    • 1876,William H. G. Kingston,The Three Lieutenants, published2010,page430:
      “Our fires burned well,” continued Tom, “and we roasted our youngcapybara to perfection; we only wanted salt and pepper, and an onion or two to make it delicious.[…]"
    • 1914,Theodore Roosevelt,Through the Brazilian Wilderness, published2004,page53:
      It was tenanted by the small caymans and bycapybaras—the largest known rodent, a huge aquatic guinea-pig, the size of a small sheep.
    • 2009,The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife,page106:
      The largest of all the 1,729 rodent species, the semi-aquaticcapybara is extremely agile in the water, using its partly webbed toes like tiny paddles. Troops containing up to 20 animals live along riverbanks where youngcapybaras are sometimes preyed on by caimans.

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Translations

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Hydrochoerus

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