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Webster 1913 Edition
paca
pa′ca
(Pg. pä′kȧ; E. pā′kȧ)
, Noun.
[Pg., from the native name.]
1.
(Zool.)
A large burrowing South American rodent (
Agouti paca
syn. Cuniculus paca
, formerly Cœlogenys paca
), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig and is highly esteemed as food. Webster 1828 Edition
Paca
PACA
,Noun.