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Mo⋅chi⋅ca

  [moh-chee-kuh]
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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru from the 3rd century b.c. to the 7th century a.d. and is especially noted for fine pottery vessels with stirrup spouts, some bearing drawings of all aspects of cultural life.
Also, Moc⋅he  [moh-chey; Sp. maw-che] .
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Mo·chi·ca   (mō-chē'kə)   
n.   pl. Mochica or Mo·chi·cas or Moche or Mo·ches

  1. A pre-Incan civilization that flourished on the northern coast of Peru from about 200 B.C. to A.D. 600, known especially for its pottery vessels modeled into naturalistic human and animal figures.

  2. A member of a people sharing the Mochica culture.

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