vizcacha
Americannoun
noun
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That the vizcacha has comparatively no adverse conditions to war with wherever man is settled is evident when we consider its very slow rate of increase, and yet see them in such incalculable numbers.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
Even when pursued by fierce dogs a vizcacha will rarely enter a room of another.
From The Human Side of Animals by Royal Dixon
The abundance of cattle on the pampas has made it unnecessary to use the vizcacha as an article of food.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
It is a very unusual thing to eat the vizcacha, most people, and especially the gauchos, having a silly unaccountable prejudice against their flesh.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
The vizcacha is the most common rodent on the pampas, and the Rodent order is represented by the largest number of species.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
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