capybara
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of capybara
1765–75; < New Latin < Portuguese capibara < Tupi
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South America - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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Watching a capybara come when called is a highly Instagrammable moment, my in-person proof that capybaras have rightfully earned their status as a 2020s internet meme.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
As we watched the group wander about, a female capybara waded into a mud puddle along the truck path and rolled around happily.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Aidar had called the capybara “princess” in a way that sounded like a term of endearment for all female capybaras, so I asked for the capybara’s formal name.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Not her specifically, but her kind—she’s a capybara, a type of rodent.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
If the pack overtook a capybara, they of course speedily finished it; but a single dog of our not very valorous outfit was not able to overmatch its shrill-squeaking opponent.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore
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