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capybara
or cap·i·ba·ra
[ kap-uh-bahr-uh ]
noun
- a South American tailless rodent, Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris, living along the banks of rivers and lakes, having partly webbed feet: the largest living rodent.
capybara
/ ˌkæpɪˈbɑːrə /
noun
- the largest rodent: a pig-sized amphibious hystricomorph, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, resembling a guinea pig and inhabiting river banks in Central and South America: family Hydrochoeridae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capybara1
1765–75; < New Latin < Portuguese capibara < Tupi
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capybara1
C18: from Portuguese capibara, from Tupi
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Example Sentences
Venezuela: The country to the south takes us in a pretty weird direction by offering the capybara.
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We sat down to supper, Franz eager to partake of his capybara.
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A little game, a capybara, and a bird like a crow with a brown rump, were hung on the screen.
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The bony palate between the grinding teeth is sometimes as in the Hares very short, sometimes as in the Capybara very long.
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Like its big relation, the capybara, it always takes up its abode in the neighbourhood of water.
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The squeaking was still going on within, so we knew that Dame Capybara and her family were at home.
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