capybara
Americannoun
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capybaras
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of capybara
1765–75; < New Latin < Portuguese capibara < Tupi
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South America - Middle School
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Two rare snow leopard cubs have been born at the park, alongside Himalayan monals and red deer, as well as Bru the capybara, Snoot the giant armadillo and Atty the sloth at Edinburgh Zoo.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Some locals think the capybara is thriving in her newfound independence, enjoying the hot summer from thick Hampshire brambles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Moores has taken his drones out as many as 30 times, mostly at night and in the early morning, when thermal imaging works better—and the capybara, a crepuscular species, is most active.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Capybaras’ internet fame traces back at least to 2007, when Caplin Rous, a 6-week-old capybara, licked a camera.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
The capybara is classed with the Cavidae or guinea-pig tribe.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston
On social media, people have gotten even more creative, photoshopping capybaras into Southampton destinations like pubs, shopping malls and the local soccer club’s stadium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
If you’re visiting São Paulo and want to see capybaras, the São Paulo Zoo is your only guarantee.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Sometimes, though, capybaras need more help than they can get from these drop-in visits—a fact that, along with the species’ rising popularity, has ushered some capybaras of Brazil into a new kind of lifestyle entirely.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
But Aidar came to her love for capybaras in a totally analog way.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Game of all sorts in consequence abounded at the Chimneys, capybaras, pigeons, agouties, grouse, etc.
From The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
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