vizcacha
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Where there are large cakes of "tosca" near the surface, as in many localities on the southern pampas, the vizcacha makes its burrow as best he can, and without the regular trenches.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
The reason is evident enough; in desert regions the vizcacha has several deadly enemies in the larger rapacious mammals.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
It often happens that the mother vizcacha, when her babes are large enough to follow her, will take them away to another place that is safer.
From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal
The vizcacha, on the contrary, chooses an open level spot, the cleanest he can find to burrow on.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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