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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"The car park was full, it was like a bank holiday. Everybody coming to see the capybara babies," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Curraghs Wildlife Park has experienced its busiest October weekend ever after the birth of eight capybara pups, which staff say have "delighted" people and boosted conservation funding.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
New offensive coordinator Sean Mannion has arrived from Green Bay to make the offense slightly more stirring than a capybara gently chewing on grass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
We did not forget the old capybara and the young ones.
From The Three Lieutenants by Archibald Webb
The fund supports projects locally with Manx Wildlife Trust and internationally, including work in the Pantanal, where wild capybaras live.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
Biologists test the capybaras weekly to confirm they haven’t caught Brazilian spotted fever—a tick-borne disease often fatal to humans.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Later, in 2018, a photographer named Katsuhito Watanabe exploded in popularity outside his native Japan with his videos of capybaras in yuzu baths.
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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