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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[NL.]

(Zool.)

Any species of large West Indian rodents of the genus

Capromys

, or

Utia

. In general appearance and habits they resemble rats, but they are as large as rabbits.

See also: Utia

utia ‎(plural utias)

Any species of large West Indian rodents of the genera Capromys or Utia, resembling large rats.