capybara
noun
a South American tailless rodent, Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris, living along the banks of rivers and lakes, having partly webbed feet: the largest living rodent.
capybaras
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pluralof capybara.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
But on my visit to the Pinheiros River in São Paulo, South America’s largest city, I also saw up close how not all capybaras are living their best life, to put it lightly.
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
Brazilian experts like to say that capybaras didn’t come to cities; the cities came to them.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
I suspected that they must be produced by a litter of capybaras, or water-hogs, which creatures, as you know, frequent these shores in great numbers.
From The Three Lieutenants by Archibald Webb
