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capybara
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CAPYBARA
Ca `py *ba "ra, n. Etym: [Sp. capibara, fr. the native name. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large South American rodent (Hydrochærus capybara ) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog.
New American Oxford Dictionary
capybara
cap y ba ra |ˌkapəˈberə, -ˈbärə kæpəˈberə | ▶noun ( pl. same or capybaras ) a South American mammal that resembles a giant, long-legged guinea pig. It lives in groups near water and is the largest living rodent. [Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the only member of the family Hydrochaeridae. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Spanish capibara or Portuguese capivara, from Tupi capiuára, from capĩ ‘grass ’ + uára ‘eater. ’
Oxford Dictionary
capybara
capybara |ˌkapɪˈbɑːrə | ▶noun ( pl. same or capybaras ) a South American mammal that resembles a giant long-legged guinea pig. It lives in groups near water and is the largest living rodent. ●Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris, the only member of the family Hydrochaeridae. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Spanish capibara or Portuguese capivara, from Tupi capiuára, from capĩ ‘grass ’ + uára ‘eater ’.
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