[kap-uh-bahr-uh] 
| a South American tailless rodent, Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris, living along the banks of rivers and lakes, having partly webbed feet: the largest living rodent. |
| cap·y·ba·ra (kāp'ə-bär'ə, -bār'ə) n. 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). [Portuguese capybara, from Tupi capivara, capibara : capii, grass + urara, eater.] |
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