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Webster 1913 Edition
Capybara
Caˊpy-ba′ra
,Noun.
[Sp.
capibara
, fr. the native name.] (Zool.)
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
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Capybara
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See also: Capybara
English
capybara
Noun
capybara (plural capybaras)
- A semi-aquatic South American rodent, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the largest living rodent.
- 1876, William H. G. Kingston, The Three Lieutenants, 2010, page 430,
- “Our fires burned well,” continued Tom, “and we roasted our young capybara to perfection; we only wanted salt and pepper, and an onion or two to make it delicious. […] "
- 1914, Theodore Roosevelt, Through the Brazilian Wilderness, 2004, page 53,
- It was tenanted by the small caymans and by capybaras - the largest known rodent, a huge aquatic guinea-pig, the size of a small sheep.
- 2009, The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife, page 106,
- The largest of all the 1,729 rodent species, the semi-aquatic capybara is extremely agile in the water, using its partly webbed toes like tiny paddles. Troops containing up to 20 animals live along riverbanks where young capybaras are sometimes preyed on by caimans.
- 1876, William H. G. Kingston, The Three Lieutenants, 2010, page 430,
Derived terms
Translations
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
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References
- ↑ 1986, A. B. H. Ferreira, Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, segunda edição (Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira), page 344