capybara
noun/ˌkæpiˈbɑːrə/
/ˌkæpiˈbɑːrə/
(plural capybara, capybaras)
- an animal like a very large rabbit with thick legs and small ears, which lives near water in South AmericaTopics Animalsc2Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Spanish capibara or Portuguese capivara, from Tupi-Guarani capiuára, from capĩ ‘grass’ + uára ‘eater’.
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