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viscacha
or viz·ca·cha
[ vi-skah-chuh ]
/ vɪˈskɑ tʃə /
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noun
a burrowing rodent, Lagostomus maximus, about the size of a groundhog, inhabiting the pampas of Paraguay and Argentina, allied to the chinchilla.
Also called mountain viscacha. a related rodent of the genus Lagidium, of the Andes, about the size of a squirrel, having rabbitlike ears and a squirrellike tail.
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Origin of viscacha
1595–1605; <Spanish <Quechua wisk’acha
Words nearby viscacha
vis-Ã -vis, Visayan, Visayan Islands, Visby, Visc., viscacha, viscaria, viscera, viscerad, visceral, visceral anesthesia
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British Dictionary definitions for viscacha
viscacha
vizcacha
/ (vɪsˈkætʃə) /
noun
a gregarious burrowing hystricomorph rodent, Lagostomus maximus, of southern South America, similar to but larger than the chinchillas: family Chinchillidae
Word Origin for viscacha
C17: from Spanish, from Quechuan wiskácha
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