paca

[ pah-kuh, pak-uh ]

noun
  1. a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.

Origin of paca

1
1650–60; <Spanish or Portuguese <Tupi

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paca

/ (ˈpɑːkə, ˈpækə) /


noun
  1. a large burrowing hystricomorph rodent, Cuniculus paca, of Central and South America, having white-spotted brown fur and a large head: family Dasyproctidae

Origin of paca

1
C17: from Spanish, from Tupi

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