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viscacha

Pronunciation: /vɪˈskatʃə/
Definition of viscacha

noun

  • a large South American burrowing rodent of the chinchilla family, sometimes hunted for its fur and flesh.
    • Genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, family Chinchillidae: four species

Origin:

early 17th century: via Spanish from Quechua (h)uiscacha

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