capibara
101capybara — [ˌkapɪ bα:rə] noun (plural same or capybaras) a large South American rodent resembling a long legged guinea pig. [Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris.] Origin C17: from Sp. capibara or Port. capivara, from Tupi capiuára, from capĩ grass + uára eater …
102water-hog — n. Capibara, cabiai (Hydrochaerus capybara) …
103capybara — cap•y•ba•ra [[t]ˌkæp əˈbɑr ə[/t]] n. pl. ras mam a large South American aquatic rodent Hydrochoerus capybara[/ex] • Etymology: 1765–75; < NL < Pg capibara < Tupi …
104capybara — /kæpiˈbarə/ (say kapee bahruh) noun the largest living rodent, Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris, about one metre long, living along the banks of South American rivers, sand coloured and virtually tailless. {Portuguese capibara, from Tupi kapigwara grass …
105capybara — ► NOUN (pl. same or capybaras) ▪ a large South American rodent resembling a long legged guinea pig. ORIGIN Spanish capibara or Portuguese capivara, from an American Indian word meaning «grass eater» …
106capybara — [kap΄i bä′rə] n. [Port capibara < Tupí kapigwara, lit., one who eats grass] any of a family (Hydrochoeridae) of tailless, partially web footed, South American rodents found in and around lakes and streams: the largest extant rodent, reaching a …
107gnawer — noun relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing • Syn: ↑rodent • Derivationally related forms: ↑gnaw • Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑ …
108Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris — noun pig sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent • Syn: ↑capybara, ↑capibara • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer …
109cap|y|ba|ra — «KAP uh BAHR uh», noun. a rodent of South America. It is the world s largest extant rodent, up to 4 feet long and 2 feet high, and has a very short tail. Capybaras are aquatic animals. Also, capibara. ╂[< Portuguese capybara < the Tupi… …
