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capybara - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun A large semiaquatic rodent (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) of tropical South America, having short limbs and a vestigial tail and often attaining lengths of more than 1.2 meters (4 feet).
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun (Zoöl.) 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 .
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun The largest living rodent (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), native to South America, living partly on land and partly in water.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Portuguese capybara , from Tupí capivara, capibara : capii , grass + urara , eater.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Old Tupi. One possible derivation is from ka'apiûara ("slender leaf (grass) eater"), from kaá ("leaf") + píi ("slender") + ú ("eat") + ara (agentive suffix).
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The animal was identified as a capybara , which is the world's largest rodent, and it feeds on vegetation.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
The animal was identified as a capybara , which is the world's largest rodent, and it feeds on vegetation.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
The capybara is a large edible South American rodent.
Tomorrow is World Hearing Voices Day 2006
Related to the guinea pig, the capybara is the largest species of rodent.
Archive 2010-02-14 Bill Crider 2010
* Is it more important that a capybara is a rodent, or that it is a mammal?
War of All Against All: Realism vs Fabulism? Er, No… 2009
Rodents make up 1/4 of all mammal species and the capybara is the largest member of this group.
The Fantastical Capybara: An Interview with Melanie Typaldos About Her Caplin Rous 2009
Herbert recognized in this animal the capybara , that is to say, one of the largest members of the rodent order.
The Mysterious Island 2005
Herbert recognized in this animal the capybara , that is to say, one of the largest members of the rodent order.
The Mysterious Island 2005
Because of its size, tasty meat, valuable leather, and rapid reproduction, the capybara is a candidate for both ranching and intensive husbandry throughout the hot and humid lowland tropical regions of Latin America.
15 Agouti 1991
The capybara is a game animal only in the sense that a hare or rabbit is.
III. A Jaguar-Hunt on the Taquary 1914
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